Crafting Resistance looks at the ways in which we understand and view the term craft and its relationship to fine art. The exhibition seeks to flatten the western European art historical cannon and hierarchy and unhinge the binary that often places ‘fine art’ and ‘craft’ at odds with one another. Artists in the exhibition utilize materials […]
You’re invited! Join friends and supporters of the ASU Art Museum to celebrate the opening of “Twin Flames: The George Floyd Uprising from Minneapolis to Phoenix.” The first time shown outside of Minnesota, this exhibition is a unique partnership between the ASU Art Museum, the ASU Center for Work and Democracy and the George Floyd […]
Sarah Zapata (b. 1988, Corpus Christi, TX) employs weaving, tufting and traditional craft techniques to create loud, architecturally responsive installations that traverse themes of gender, colonialism and fantasy. Zapata’s site-specific works reflect her intersecting identities as a queer woman of Peruvian heritage raised in Evangelical South Texas and now based in New York. “Beneath the […]
You’re invited! In celebration of the opening of “Sarah Zapata: Beneath the breath of the sun”, you are invited to a reception with the artist and ASU Art Museum Senior Curator + CALA Alliance Curator of Latinx Art Alana Hernandez. “Beneath the breath of the sun” features newly created works completed during the artist’s residency […]
