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 […]
Opening Reception: Friday, June 24, 7-9 p.m. Student Welcome Back Party: Tuesday, August 30 MARK NEWPORT: Super Heroics For centuries, knitting has been associated with the feminine -- from medieval portraits of the Virgin Mary beatifically purling to Grandma's treasured knit afghans. Arizona artist Mark Newport, however, views knitting and related domestic textile arts in […]
ARACELI HERRERA: Mexico Through the Lens In collaboration with ASU's Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing, the ASU Art Museum is proud to host Araceli Herrera: Mexico Through the Lens, an exhibition featuring several black and white images of Mexican life as seen by photojournalist Araceli Herrera. Organized by Dr. Miriam Haddu, lecturer in […]
STELLA LAI: Let's Stop Pretending Hong Kong was returned to China in the year 1997, after 155 years as a British Colony. Reflecting on this shift in history, San Francisco based artist Stella Lai examines the architecture, language and memories, which attempt to define the identities and culture of her homeland. Through a newly developed […]
Akio Takamori Public Lecture Friday, October 7, 7 p.m. Neeb Hall Akio Takamori Ceramic Demonstration Saturday, October 8, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Ceramics Studio at the Mesa Arts Center Members and Invited Guests Reception Saturday, October 8, 7-9 p.m. ASU Art Museum Between Clouds of Memory: Akio Takamori, A Mid-Career Survey The Arizona State University Art […]
Regeneration: Contemporary Chinese Art from China and the U.S. Regeneration: Contemporary Chinese Art from China and the U.S. surveys the exciting and rapidly changing field of contemporary Chinese art in drawing, installation, painting, photography, video, prints and sculpture. The exhibition features the work of 26 artists, living in the U.S. and in China. Some have […]
JAUNE QUICK-TO-SEE SMITH: Paintings and Prints Through a rich combination of abstract and realistic imagery Jaune Quick-To-See Smith: Paintings and Prints highlights her concern for the destruction of the environment and government devastation of native cultures and myths. This exhibition and Contemporary Native American Ceramics from Local Collections at the Ceramics Research Center are offered […]
ART INSPIRES MUSIC: Interdisciplinary Gallery Project 3 Local musicians Yolanda Bejarano, Aaron Gerwien, Steven Reker and Robin Vining created musical compositions inspired by works of art from the ASU Art Museum permanent collection for Art Inspires Music Museum visitors engage in both music and visual art at listening stations within the interdisciplinary space of the […]
PUBLIC OPENING RECEPTION/ STUDENT WELCOME BACK PARTY: Sept. 8th - 7-10 p.m. Local Bands Playing on Plaza - 8-10 p.m. PUBLIC PROGRAMS: A number of public events including lectures, book signing, workshops and tours will take place throughout the run of the exhibition. Please see information below and sign-up for the ASU Art Museum e-nnouncement […]
Regalos Magnificos: Introducing Donations from the Collection of Peter P. Cecere In 2005, collector Pete Cecere donated nearly 1,000 works of Latin American folk art to the ASU Art Museum. The collection, amassed over a period of more than 30 years in the diplomatic service, reflects his passion for the people and the objects they […]
