“Breach: Log 16” showcases the work of Courtney Michele Leonard, an artist and filmmaker from the Shinnecock Nation of Long Island, New York. Leonard's work explores the evolution of language, image and culture through mixed media pieces of video, audio and tangible objects. This exhibition is an exploration of historical ties to water and whale; […]
Join ASU Art Museum the third Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. for a behind-the-scenes exhibition tour with one of our curators. Get the inside scoop on the making of the exhibition and hear the stories behind the art. In April, ASU Art Museum director Gordon Knox will lead a tour of "BLOW UP: […]
It's no accident that the ASU Art Museum has one of the leading collections of contemporary craft in the nation; founding director Rudy Turk's interest in contemporary and conceptual craft was well-known and is now carried on by a group of collectors in the Valley. "Crafting the Collection" showcases more than 30 new donations by […]
In the fall of 2015, the ASU Art Museum was invited to visit the Brandywine Workshop in Philadelphia to select a “satellite collection” of prints from their archive. The 59 chosen artworks are culturally diverse, social, political, spiritual and abstract with vibrant colors, energy and narrative. "The Brandywine Workshop Collection" is an exhibition of 18 […]
Animism is the age-old belief that everything in the universe possesses a spiritual energy or life force. With the resurgence of environmental awareness in the past decade, animism takes on new meaning today. "The New Animist" will spotlight selections from the ASU Art Museum collection, chosen by Windgate curatorial intern Kev Nemelka, to illustrate how […]
"Encounter: Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all" is an installation and exhibition by interdisciplinary artist Alejandro Almanza Pereda that focuses on the still life. Pereda will display — upside down — several still life paintings from the ASU Art Museum collection alongside his own work, the first in […]
Desert Botanical Garden Off campus Less Than $25 "Space in Between – Arizona" is a collaboration between artist Margarita Cabrera, the Arizona State University Art Museum and Desert Botanical Garden. Cabrera's project is a continuation of her on-going work with Latino communities. "Space in Between" centers on the creation of artworks and promotion of cultural […]
Throughout the years, the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan has made a significant impact in the fields of art, design and architecture. Legendary artists like Maija Grotell, Richard DeVore and Jun Kaneko have all contributed to the ceramics department's reputation for excellence and innovation. Committed to discussions surrounding material specificity, students are […]
The Laboratory for Critical Technics in collaboration with Paul Harris and Richard Turner present "Time/Shores," a multi-media installation that invites participants to contemplate the interactions of the geological and human histories of the desert southwest. Incorporating sculpture, video and interactive audio elements, "Time/Shores" invokes the underwater past and future of the desert. "Time/Shores" is part […]
Hannah Barco responds to ASU scholars as they work to make our physical, political and social realities more legible and coherent. How many ways can we find our footing in this murky landscape? For "Fathomings," Barco assembles an installation to occupy the gallery with these various perspectives and when she returns in the spring, will […]
For the past 16 years, some of the most talented Phoenix-area ceramic artists have showcased their art during the ASU Art Museum Ceramics Research Center's self-guided ceramic studio tour. The tour provides a unique opportunity, not only to see the best of ceramic art in the Valley, but also to visit artists' homes and studios […]
Flowing Beyond Heaven and Earth showcases works by 33 artists, who represent different pottery regions across China. The ceramists included in this exhibition all have deep roots when it comes to tradition, but each adapts to change in his/her own way. Coordinated by artist Luo Xiaoping and made possible by the China Industrial Ceramics Association […]
