For centuries, native peoples have practiced sustainable living, having a cultural and spiritual connection to the environment and a deep respect for the balance of natural and rhythmic cycles of plant, animal and human life which has always been nurtured and guarded. In Native Confluence, three Native American artists (or groups of artists) from Arizona […]
Through personal, established relationships, casual encounters, forced institutional interactions or contact from a safe distance, we often overstep our boundaries. Whether we are conscious or not of our boundary breaking, at one time or another we are all guilty of intruding into other people's lives and space. What may pass as uneventful for one individual […]
Students from the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts and the School of Sustainability will work with Dr. Claudia Mesch, art history, and Julie Anand, photography, from the School of Art, to explore art and sustainability issues raised by artworks in the ASU Art Museum's permanent collection. The exhibition will include both past and […]
Nowhere to Hide presents the work of three artists who live in Phoenix and have explored definitions of sustainability in their multi-media artworks. Their approaches range from photography to sound sculpture and gouache paintings. Julie Anand's brilliantly-hued photographs present her found objects like specimens and begin to tell stories of the people who have traveled […]
Canalscape proposes the creation of vital urban hubs where canals meet major streets. This mixed-use "urban infill" would provide highly desirable places to gather by the water as well as an alternative to sprawl. Unlike Amsterdam and Venice, much smaller cities with urbanized canals throughout, Phoenix's trademark would be distributed canalscape, reflecting its unique quality […]
The ASU Art Museum Ceramics Research Center is pleased to present Strange Brew: the Gerald and Daphna Cramer Teapot Collection. The collection is comprised of more than 50 teapots that range from the utilitarian to decorative and sculptural works of art. The collection is on loan but will be gifted to the museum in the […]
Arizona State University Art Museum will present the first solo exhibition by British artist Gordon Cheung in a U.S. museum. The ASU Art Museum is recognized for presenting groundbreaking contemporary artists and art forms, often in their first museum exhibition. Cheung's paintings explore our world in fantastic landscapes. He combines collage, Japanese ink brushwork, photographic […]
Wanxin Zhang: A Ten Year Survey provides an in-depth survey of San Francisco-based artist Wanxin Zhang. Inspired by the soldiers of the Qin terra cotta army unearthed in Xian, China in 1974, Zhang's large-scale terra cotta figures cross over from history into today's culture. His works are marked at once by a collision of cultures; […]
Feb. 19: Friday Conversations @11 with curator John Spiak, 11 a.m. Feb. 19: Spring Season Reception, from 7-9pm. Free and open to the public. Ferran Mendoza & Alvaro Sau, Outdoors, High Definition Video, 2009 William Wylie, Carrara series, Cavatori, The Block, Dust, Friction, Digital Video, 2006 In the digital age, the way we engage with […]
Selected pieces of contemporary art from the ASU Art Museum permanent collection.
This selection of prints from the ASU Art Museum collection focuses on works on paper that deal with topics addressed in news media. Currently available to view in the museum's multipurpose room, this exhibition closing date is subject to change.
Ceramic Design: Manufactured Brilliance and Beauty in Daily Life , guest curated by Bobby Silverman, demonstrates how artists and industrial designers use an intimate understanding of ceramic materials and manufacturing processes combined with an intelligent and witty attitude to produce works that are both functional and beautifully crafted as well as conceptually challenging. The exhibition […]
