“Art in Focus: New Acquisitions” turned the curatorial process over to the Museum Ambassadors, our front-of-house staff of student workers. This process allowed them to participate in the exhibition-making process, rather than just sharing the final product with our visitors. From a collection of over 13,000 objects, the students narrowed their focus to highlight a […]
Experience a pop-up exhibition of Aileen Martinez from Look See Draw. She will be in the space drawing every Friday and Saturday during her residency in our Artists’ Workshop space! See her sketching March 5, 6, 11, 13, 18, 19, 26, 27 and April 2 and 3, each day from 1–5 p.m. Learn more about her […]
“The desert is defined by the blazing sun and the need to find shelter from it. The arts center (ASU Art Museum) acknowledges this duality by linking earth and sky. The main entrance descends into the earth in search of coolness and psychological distance from the fierce sun above.” –Antoine Predock, ASU Art Museum Building […]
“New Earthworks” presents work by eight contemporary artists who explore our interconnectedness with the Earth. Artists David Brooks, Carolina Caycedo, Desert Artlab (April Bojorquez and Matt Garcia), Hope Ginsburg, Scott Hocking, Mary Mattingly, Sam Van Aken and Steven Yazzie take on issues of biodiversity and environmental equity, reassert Indigenous knowledge and envision new systems to […]
Fusing design with activism, Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello have spent more than a decade questioning the implications and contradictions of the border wall that divides the United States from Mexico. Structurally and conceptually, the artists undermine and dismantle the wall itself — a symbol of xenophobia and fear — through speculative explorations that […]
"Luster and Light" creates space to reflect on the value of craft and craft-adjacent works in art museum settings. How is the idea of value interpreted in various spaces and contexts by individuals and institutions? This exhibition examines works that feature specific lustrous materials to relay cultural or social symbols, often to call attention to abuses […]
