OUT OF THE WOODS Drawn from the ASU Art Museum's permanent collection and local collections, this exhibition presents artworks made of wood or derived from natural resources. It will examine ecological issues connected to those materials and the environmental challenges of such practices as deforestation and debates over proper conservation. Family Day at Camp ASUAM […]
Welcome Back Students Party: Tuesday, August 31, 5-8 p.m. Public Reception: Friday, October 22, 7-9 p.m. DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA: Political Satire Then and Now The exhibition presents works that depict political figures and events, some reverential but most satirical. Contemporary works are placed in historical context to demonstrate the persistence of the satiric spirit in […]
WIT AND WINE: A New Look at Ancient Iranian Ceramics from the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation Wit and Wine is the first major exhibition of ancient Iranian ceramics in more than a decade. Curated by Trudy S. Kawami, Ph.D., Director of Research for the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, the exhibition features forty-five sophisticated, beautiful and […]
DENNIS OPPENHEIM: Alternate Current Oppenheim's career from 1967 to the present is reflected in this exhibition of 37 works of sculpture, models, drawings and photo documents. An early pioneer of conceptual art as an alternative to object-based art, Oppenheim was crucial to the development of land art, body art, performance and video. One of the […]
SELECTIONS FROM POINT OF VIEW: An Anthology of the Moving Image Point of View: An Anthology of the Moving Image is a DVD collection featuring 11 of the most important artists worldwide working in film, video, and digital imagery today. Each DVD features the artist's newly commissioned project; an in-depth interview with the artist conducted […]
Opening Reception: Friday, January 21, 7-9 p.m. Vik Muniz Public Lecture: Tuesday, February 15, 7:30 p.m. Neeb Hall, Free THE OTHER MAINSTREAM: Selections from the Collection of Mikki and Stanley Weithorn This is a selection of dynamic works from the collection of Mikki and Stanley Weithorn, demonstrating their commitment to social and political issues and […]
DESERT CLASSICS: Ceramics in Arizona This exhibition will highlight four Arizona ceramic artists, Rose Cabat, Susan Peterson, and Edwin and Mary Scheier, who developed their individual ceramics styles out of the mid-20th century studio pottery tradition. A focus exhibition of Don Reitz's work will coincide with Desert Classics at the Ceramics Research Center. This exhibition […]
HERBERGER COLLEGE SCHOOL OF ART FACULTY: 2004-2005 Exhibition Recent works created by the faculty will be exhibited in the bi- annual Herberger College School of Art Faculty Exhibition at the ASU Art Museum, February 26 through April 30, 2005. The bi-annual show offers students and the public an opportunity to see the respected talents of […]
ANTHONY GOICOLEA: Photographs, Videos and Drawings Anthony Goicolea's dream-like photographs are peopled with multiple self-portraits. Using digital manipulation, Goicolea clones himself and creates scenarios in which he acts out both humorous and horrific childhood incidents. His photographs are simultaneously rooted in the complexities of social conventions, nostalgia and science fiction, and fall somewhere between fantasy […]
RAMPA: Signaling New Latin American Art Initiatives Latin American art entered the Arizona State University Art Museum among its earliest acquisitions. The Latin American collection is comprised of over 800 works. Plans are now developing to expand the collection to include work by artists of the Southern Cone. A seminal part of the Museum's collection […]
LOOK ALIKES: The Decal Plates of Howard Kottler Organized by the Tacoma Art Museum, LOOK ALIKES: The Decal Plates of Howard Kottler, is a nationally traveling exhibition of significant works by prominent American ceramist Howard Kottler. This original body of work, which consists of 60 porcelain plates created by Kottler between the 1960s and 1980s, […]
FUR, FEATHERS AND FAMILY: OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH ANIMALS Do you have a favorite animal? A favorite pet? What kind of pet do you have? Come see how artists have depicted their favorite animals and pets - even a rhinoceros - in prints, paintings, ceramics, and sculpture. There's even a place where you can draw a […]
