In March 2020, the museum underwent a hiatus unprecedented in its history with the closure of the state due to Covid-19. At that moment, we found ourselves having to innovate and radically re-imagine the museum's role in the digital realm. When George Floyd was killed on May 25th, the Black Lives Matter movement mobilized efforts […]
The Art in Focus gallery highlights artwork from the museum's permanent collection. As we, along with many museums across the country, actively work to build a more diverse collection that tells a representative history of art, we make it a priority to collect and exhibit artists who have been marginalized. A recent study of the […]
“Point Cloud (ASU)” is a newly commissioned artwork by Leo Villareal designed specifically for the ASU Art Museum in the Nelson Fine Arts Center. During his visit to the ASU Art Museum, Villareal was inspired by the museum's architecture, designed by Antoine Predock in 1987. Villareal used mobile 3D scan technology to map both the […]
From the textbooks of ancient Greek physician Hippocrates to current research on the coronavirus pandemic, we know that human health is impacted by environmental factors. Internationally renowned British artists Vicky Isley and Paul Smith of boredomresearch have collaborated with leading science institutions over the past decade to create dynamic video installations that explore how large […]
“BODY/MAGIC: Liz Cohen” is an exhibition that for the first time combines all aspects of artist Liz Cohen's “Bodywork” series, including new and unseen works in various media at various scales that include video, photographs, performance and ephemera related to the project. For the “Bodywork” series she transformed two cars, the American El Camino and […]
The ASU Art Museum presents an important exhibition of late work by José Clemente Orozco (1883–1949), a pioneering artist who founded the Mexican Mural Renaissance with Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros. “The Final Cut” is the first solo exhibition by Orozco in Arizona. Orozco's bold murals were the most complex of Los Tres Grandes […]
ASU Art Museum is proud to present “Pillory,” the latest work in the museum's Pilot Projects: Art. Response. Now. initiative, on view beginning April 9, 2021. Hugh Hayden's sculpture “Pillory” (2020) addresses power, control and justice, themes that are achingly relevant in the wake of the murder of George Floyd in May 2020 as well […]
As part of Pilot Projects , ASU Art Museum presents “Text as Image,” an outdoor public exhibition of text-based art. Artists have long used text in artworks as a tool for social and political dialogue. Located in the museum's underground courtyard and in front of the building, “Text as Image” brings together four artists: Jacob […]
“Undoing Time: Art and Histories of Incarceration” considers the foundational roots of confinement from philosophical, sociological, theological and art historical perspectives to better understand the fact that today's mass incarceration crisis is centuries in the making. “Undoing Time” traces history's images that contribute to the entrenched cultural beliefs associated with today's carceral system. The exhibition […]
At the ASU Art Museum, we recognize that art has the power to inspire our minds and bodies, cultivate a shared sense of community, aid in healing and foster social change. "Art in Focus: Journeys Toward Healing" provides an interlude — mental and physical — for contemplating ideas of wholeness and wellbeing. The artworks in […]
Drawn entirely from ASU Art Museum's permanent collection, “DinnerWhere” highlights a variety of plates, cups and bowls, and even a life-size dinner table. The exhibition and its title refers to the ways in which these objects encourage critical conversations around national identity, ceremony, nutrition and food access in the United States. Artists featured include Claydies, […]
“Art in Focus: New Acquisitions” turned the curatorial process over to the Museum Ambassadors, our front-of-house staff of student workers. This process allowed them to participate in the exhibition-making process, rather than just sharing the final product with our visitors. From a collection of over 13,000 objects, the students narrowed their focus to highlight a […]
