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 […]
This exhibition marks the tenth anniversary of the biennial Map(ing) — Multiple Artists Printing (Indigenous and Native Geographies) — project and includes 28 prints created by Native American and Indigenous artists who work collaboratively with graduate students from Arizona State University's School of Art printmaking program. Together the artists and students create limited-edition prints by […]
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 […]
Liz Lerman's "Minds on the Move: The Treadmill Tapes" invites members of the ASU community to join her on a treadmill in the gallery for an on-the-go conversation about whatever is most curious, urgent, troublesome or baffling for them. The conversations will be videotaped during walks at ASU Art Museum and projected in the gallery […]
Belgian-born, Mexico City-based artist Francis Alÿs created the work for "Ciudad Juárez Projects" in collaboration with local artists during visits to downtown Juarez, near the international border, and to housing developments in the southern periphery of the city. This exhibition showcases two video works along with, notes, maps, drawings and photographs that follow the artist's […]
"Museum of Walking Annex" features selections from ASU Art Museum's collection of historic and contemporary artworks, which provide a broader social, cultural and political context for walking. On March 18, Ellsworth, who is a co-founder of the Museum of Walking and associate professor in the School of Art, will lead a silent walk for 1,000 […]
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 […]
Jose Bernardi curates a selection of artwork from ASU Art Museum's collection that explores the myth of social change within architecture and desert culture. Bernardi, associate professor in The Design School at ASU, also presents a series of his collage works that will be in dialogue with key artworks from the museum's Cuban and Latin […]
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 […]
This spring, the Museum of Walking moves to ASU Art Museums Project Space and presents the landmark exhibition "Walking and Thinking and Walking," curated by Bruce Ferguson, which first appeared in 1996 at the Louisiana Art Museum in Denmark. The exhibition includes mimeographed works by artists and scholars like Marina Ambramovic and Rebecca Solnit. "Museum […]
Each new acquisition to ASU Art Museum's collection enhances our ability to share the many facets of human creativity and expression. ASU Art Museum collects in defined areas, including contemporary art, 20th century and contemporary ceramics, works by Latin American and Latinx artists, and historic and contemporary prints. Thanks to gifts and support from our […]
