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 […]
"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 […]
Join us for our fourth annual Mexican Independence Day Celebration to honor the contributions and culture of the Mexican and Mexican American communities as well as acknowledging independence days across the Americas. In partnership with The Consulate General of Mexico and CALA Alliance, the event features a traditional Aztec performance from Grupo Coatlicue, El Grito […]
Art in Focus highlights works from the museum's permanent collections. This exhibition presents Japanese ceramics and prints, with a focus on ghost stories and tea ceremonies. Woodblock prints by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi are accompanied by ceramic tea bowls and cups from Living National Treasures artists offering audiences an opportunity to learn and appreciate Japans' contributions to […]
Art in Focus highlights works from the museum’s permanent collections. This exhibition presents Japanese ceramics and prints, with a focus on ghost stories and tea ceremonies. Woodblock prints by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi are accompanied by ceramic tea bowls and cups from Living National Treasures artists offering audiences an opportunity to learn and appreciate Japans’ contributions to printmaking and craft. […]
Join us for a VIP Dinner and Auction celebrating "Lucha Libre: Beyond the Arenas." Dining experience by Cloth & Flame. More details to follow, time and location are tentative, stay tuned! For early table and ticket information, please contact lauren.passey@asu.edu.
“Lucha Libre: Beyond the Arenas” opens on Oct. 29, 2022, and is on view through May 7, 2023. Senior Curator Julio Cesar Morales, Assistant Curator at the Museum of Modern Art, Mexico City Fernanda Ramos and Consulting Curator Sharon Gesund are organizing this groundbreaking exhibition, which features painting, photography and mixed media artworks by internationally […]
“Making Visible” features artworks from ASU Art Museum's permanent collections and examines how these objects perpetuate and fortify mythologies of the American West. With over 90% of the Museum's 13,000+ objects entering the collection as gifts, this exhibition questions how the perspective of donors reflects specific tastes and fantasies about the Southwest. Further, it explores […]
“Making Visible” features artworks from ASU Art Museum’s permanent collections and examines how these objects perpetuate and fortify mythologies of the American West. With over 90% of the Museum’s 13,000+ objects entering the collection as gifts, this exhibition questions how the perspective of donors reflects specific tastes and fantasies about the Southwest. Further, it explores […]
"A pattern, a trace, a portrait: Four Artists from CALA Alliance’s Residency Program" showcases new and existing work by Carolina Aranibar-Fernández, Diana Calderón, Estrella Esquilín and Sam Frésquez. These regional Latinx artists each present discrete installations that weave together universal themes of memory, loss and grief while highlighting issues related to place and the destruction […]
Join award-winning multidisciplinary artist Victor Payan for a delightful conversation about his Mexican wrestler alter-ego, Lou Chalibre, the international mask of mischief, and projects such as KEEP ON CROSSIN', and his collaborations with Pocha Peña, AZTEC GOLD, THE MINUTE MAIDS and DREAMOCRACY IN AMERICA, that use humor, history, performance and local iconographies to create engaging […]
