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 […]
“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 more than 13,000 objects, the students narrowed their focus to highlight […]
Experience a pop-up exhibition of Aileen Martinez from Look See Draw. She will be in the space drawing every Friday and Saturday during her residency in our Artists' Workshop space! See her sketching March 5, 6, 11, 13, 18, 19, 26, 27 and April 2 and 3, each day from 1–5 p.m. Learn more about […]
“Teeter-Totter Wall” is a preview video screening for the upcoming exhibition “A Country is not a House: Ronald Rael + Virginia San Fratello,” opening May 7, 2022 at ASU Art Museum. Fusing design with activism, architecture studio Rael San Fratello has been questioning the border that separates Mexico from the United States for over a […]
Experience a pop-up exhibition of Aileen Martinez from Look See Draw. She will be in the space drawing every Friday and Saturday during her residency in our Artists’ Workshop space! See her sketching March 5, 6, 11, 13, 18, 19, 26, 27 and April 2 and 3, each day from 1–5 p.m. Learn more about her […]
Explore the ASU Art Museum's public art with works by Leo Villareal, Robert Arneson, Luis Jimenez and Eduardo Sarabia. Image Credit: Eduardo Sarabia, “Snake Skin Boots with Snake Heads,” 2011, white quarry stone, 74 13/16 x 35 x71 in. Courtesy of the artist and Proyectos Monclova, Mexico City. https://asuevents.asu.edu/content/asu-art-museum%E2%80%99s-public-art Phone: 480-965-2787 Website: https://asuartmuseum.asu.edu/ Image URL: […]
“Teeter-Totter Wall” is a preview video screening for the upcoming exhibition “A Country is not a House: Ronald Rael + Virginia San Fratello,” opening May 7, 2022 at ASU Art Museum. Fusing design with activism, architecture studio Rael San Fratello has been questioning the border that separates Mexico from the United States for over a […]
