Free public lectures and conversations throughout the run of the exhibition. Lecture: Copyright Law for Arts/Business (VLAA): Tuesday, Oct. 19, 6 p.m. at the ASU Art Museum Lecture: Trademark Law for Arts/Business (VLAA): Thursday, Nov. 4, 6 p.m. at Monti's Panel Conversation: Open for Business: Tuesday, Nov. 9, 6 p.m. at the ASU Art Museum […]
It's not just black and white will create a framework to consider Arizona's criminal justice system and contemporary practices of punishment and discipline. Social Studies challenges the traditional exhibition format by opening with an empty gallery and an artist in residence who considers social interaction a crucial part of their work. Visitors are invited into […]
Patricia Sannit, a Phoenix-based artist whose vessels are influenced by cultures worldwide, is literally breaking new ground for her installation Citadel-- with the assistance of scores of community volunteers. Citadel is a 10-foot diameter structure inspired by an Iraqi archeological site called the Citadel at Erbil, in the Kurdish region. Sannit's new direction explores the […]
Join us for refreshments, performances and merriment at a reception to mark the opening of our spring season,which includes Citadel: An Installation by Patricia Sannit at the Ceramics Research Center and Re-Thinking the Faculty Exhibition 2011 at the museum. At 6 p.m., before the reception begins, ASU Art Museum Director Gordon Knox and Adriene Jenik, […]
This year, the faculty show takes a new direction. It represents the beginning of an exciting set of possible partnerships, exchanges and experiments between the School of Art and the ASU Art Museum. It's also the first instance of the museum's rethinking and revitalizing the way we do things, as part of our Re-Thinking the […]
Andy Warhol's black and white photographs in this exhibition reveal the people, things and places that spontaneously captured his attention and fed his larger body of work. The legendary artist used photographs throughout his silkscreen paintings, drawings and prints. The ASU Art Museum received 155 Polaroid photographs and gelatin silver prints from The Andy Warhol […]
About Academia is the latest project by renowned international artist Antoni Muntadas, who is the subject of a major retrospective this fall at the Museo Nacional Reina Sofia, Madrid. About Academia is an inquiry into the problematic relations between the production of knowledge and economic power in our universities. Over the course of three years, […]
In 2004 the ASU Art Museum announced that it would be the recipient of over 600 works of contemporary ceramics from Arizona resident and Belgian native St éphane Janssen, considered one of the world's leading collectors of contemporary art. This exhibition will highlight a grouping of 80 works given in 2010, including master works by […]
Collecting Contemporary Art features a selection of works acquired in part or in whole by the FUNd at ASU Art Museum, an endowment established by the Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation. From monumental found-object installations to print portfolios of etchings and lithographs, the international pieces share a current of experimentation and an exploration of social and […]
Artists often address the world of art – its traditions, histories and economies – in their own work. This self-reflective strategy provides grounds for sharp critique as well as for playful conversations as artists riff off one another.
Visit the ASU Art Museum's summer exhibition Words of Art to see how the written word is teamed up with a variety of visual arts. Hands-on activities throughout the exhibition inspire children through reading, writing and, of course, art. Our annual Family Fun Day brings the family exhibition even more to life. This free event […]
In By myself and with my friends . . . six artists explore the complexities of human nature by looking at some of the things we have in common with animals, from our herd mentality to our moments of solace. Featuring videos by Krista Birnbaum, Donna Conlon, Rivane Neuenschwander, Corinna Schnitt and Connie Samaras.
