One of the most important abstract painters of his generation in Spain, Jordi Teixidor identifies with the intentions, strategies and content of the work of Mark Rothko, Ad Reinhardt and Barnett Newman; with Cy Twombly and Agnes Martin; and with American painters of his own generation, particularly with Brice Marden and Robert Ryman. El Lugar […]
Sara Roberts is an artist who for the last eight years has been working with interactive video installations, making portraits of common relationships; mother and child; watcher and watched; person and thing; husband, wife and friends. Video and physical space work together in the installations to establish tensions which involve the visitor in a kind […]
The 1997-98 School of Art Faculty exhibition opened Friday December 12th at the Nelson Fine Arts Center. It runs through February 8, 1998. For more information contact John Spiak at spiak@asu.edu.
Millennial Myths: Paintings by Lynn Randolph organized by the Arizona State University Art Museum examines "metaphoric realism" paintings by Lynn Randolph. The exhibition, curated by Marilyn A. Zeitlin, opens on February 21, 1998 and closes on May 24, 1998. Randolph's works bring together ideas of art, science and technology executed since 1989, reflecting her interest […]
A STATE-WIDE JURIED EXHIBITIONFEBRUARY 28 - MAY 10, 1998 ARTISTS' RECEPTION WITH PERFORMANCES FEBRUARY 28, 1998 7-9 P.M. PARTY ON THE PLAZA 8:30 - 10 P.M. Arizona State University Art Museum announces an exhibition of state-wide contemporary art juried by the Museum's curators and two curators from outside the state. The goal of the exhibition […]
Renie Breskin Adams takes an unconventional, colorful and whimsical approach to the historic and domestic art of needlepoint. Her "samplers" depict herself, her family, friends and pets mingling with creatures from her imagination. Beneath the humor lies thoughtful commentary about art, her chosen medium and her role as an artist. Lecture by the artist, Friday, […]
Figures and forms placed in secret dialogue for the viewers visual interpretation and delight surface in the oil paintings and watercolors by Martin Mull. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design with a Master of Fine Arts degree, Mull has been painting for more than 30 years, culminating in this exhibition of his […]
Gallery talk with photographer, curator and ASU Professor William Jenkins September 15, 7:30 pm ASU Art Museum, Nelson Fine Arts Center Lecture by the artist Tuesday, October 6, 7:30 pm ASU, School of Architecture building (north), room AED 60 Followed by booksigning and refreshments at the Museum Monographs by and about Duane Michals available for […]
In present day Cuba, humor has come to play an essential role in coping with the challenges of everyday life in the face of an uncertain national destiny. In September 1998, the ASU Art Museum opened Contemporary Art from Cuba: Irony and Survival on the Utopian Island , an exhibition of the work of 17 […]
ARTISTS RECEPTION Friday, December 18, 1998 7-9 P.M. An annual exhibition of work by Arizona State University School of Art Faculty. Exhibiting Artists Mary Bates Daniel Britton Robert D. Cocke Dan Collins Nick de MAtties Tom Eckert Mary Erickson Ron Gasowski Denis Gillingwater William Jenkins Tamarra Kaida Stephen Marc Kathryn Maxwell Beverly McIver Ellen Murray […]
Original Sigalert device from 1955 Photo courtesy of Loyd 'Sig' Sigmon Dedicated to Loyd 'Sig' Sigmon (b.1909) Radio Pioneer and Father of the Sigalert The exhibition Sig-alert looked at the work of artists actively involved in the Los Angeles art scene. These artists take responsibility for energizing and promoting the LA art community by finding […]
Anne and Sam Davis Collection presents an important collection of contemporary American and British ceramics recently given to the ASU Art Museum. This new aquisition expands and enhances the Museum's existing holdings with major works by artists such as Bernard Leach, Lucie Ri, Ruth Duckworth, Adrian Saxe, Ralph Bacerra and Rudy Autio. A reception for […]
