“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 […]
World-renowned artist Hank Willis Thomas unveiled this monumental 10-foot tall stainless steel sculpture during Super Bowl LVII, Arizona 2023 where it was installed in the iconic Super Bowl Experience at the Phoenix Convention Center and then in the Great Lawn outside the State Farm Stadium during Super Bowl LVII. Capturing the essence of Thomas’ artistic […]
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 […]
In this revolutionary self-help guide, two beloved Native American wellness activists offer wisdom for achieving spiritual, physical, and emotional wellbeing rooted in Indigenous ancestral knowledge. When wellness teachers and husband-wife duo Chelsey Luger and Thosh Collins founded their Indigenous wellness initiative, Well for Culture, they extended an invitation to all to honor their whole self […]
The Ceramics Research Center is launching a new artist residency program, featuring two textile and fiber artists in this first iteration. The residency offers artists an open studio space, opportunities to work with the Museum’s permanent collections and to meet with curators, students, scholars and museum audiences. Two days a week, their studios will be […]
Please join us for an interactive writing experience that engages questions of place, Latinx literature and the visual works of Latinx artists currently featured in “A pattern, a trace, a portrait: Four Artists from CALA Alliance’s Residency Program,” on exhibition at the ASU Art Museum. Dr. Mahlika Hopwood will lead you through a reflective discussion, tour and […]
ASU Art Museum and Dreamocracy in America invite you to join us for a free lucharrific performance in Galvin Plaza featuring artists Victor Payan and Pocha Peña, Tempe’s own The Bridge Improv, Performance Artist Lizbett Benge, Artist Dolores Copalera, legendary Mask Maker/Performer Zarco Guerrero and more! The Rudos y Técnicos lucharrific extravaganza is presented by […]
Join ASU Art Museum Director + Professor of Practice Miki Garcia for a private classroom-style lecture covering various topics in support of lifelong learning and the arts. This is a unique three-part experience hosted by dialog phx, a new retail and coffee shop space in downtown Phoenix. Come to one class or take them all! […]
Lo que es, es lo que ha sido/What It Is, Is What Has Been: Selections from the ASU Art Museum's Cuban Art Collection explores artistic expression during times of humanitarian crises and social upheaval. Located at the Phoenix Art Museum, the exhibition is the first major curatorial collaboration between Phoenix Art Museum and ASU Art […]
