Made possible with a gift from Robert and Avery Moric, father and son ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts alumni (Architecture Class of 1991 and Architecture and Barrett, The Honors College Class of 2023) and the ASU President's Club. Commissioned by Arizona State University Art Museum with funding by The Diane and Bruce […]
Exhibition Overview Spiraling, Twisting, Unraveling: Explorations in Pattern and Form Culled entirely from the Museum’s collection, “Spiraling, Twisting, Unraveling: Explorations in Pattern and Form” explores the dynamic landscape and languages found through contemporary craft today. The exhibition features twenty-five artists who examine dimensions of decoration, pattern and form through their varied practices to engage with […]
“Chicano/a/x Prints and Graphics: Selections from the Hispanic Research Center's Collection, 1980–2010” showcases a partnership between ASU’s Hispanic Research Center (HRC) and ASU Art Museum and brings together works from the 1980s into the 2010s drawn from the HRC’s dynamic collection. Featuring over 30 artists who each offer a kaleidoscope of perspectives on the Mexican […]
Exhibition Overview What do you think everyday objects tell us about history and ourselves? What might future archaeologists think about our commonplace items? What might they be able to understand about our current moment and our social and cultural backgrounds? "The Flames Leave a Feathered Mark on the Clay Spider in the Chamber of Ash […]
Get ready to dance through music history! Black culture has shaped the music we listen to today. Gospel and blues set the stage for rock ‘n’ roll, while jazz has the ability to cross borders with its beats. African rhythms mixed with other musical styles gave birth to hip-hop, R&B, funk, and loads more. Black […]
Exhibition Overview Drawn from the museum’s holdings, “Cooperative Craft: Art of the Mingei Movement” explores the rich history of the Mingei Movement, Japan’s folk craft movement that emerged in the late 1920s. Featuring objects by the five key members of the Movement –– Hamada Shōji (Japan, 1894–1978), Kawai Kanjiro (Japan, 1890–1966), Shimaoka Tatsuzō (Japan, 1919–2007), […]
Join us for an exclusive IRL experience with Fran Kaufman, Curatorial Director of the Liu Shiming Art Foundation, as she shares the behind-the-scenes process of bringing Shiming’s stunning Chinese bronze sculptures to the ASU Art Museum ABOUT IRL XP This is a unique opportunity to meet an ASU Art Museum curator, artist, or community member […]
Register below for the for the Creative Aging and Lifelong Learning Workshop session with Elvan Akkaya! This program for our 55+ community members will be led by artist Elvan Akkaya. In this session participants will take a structured approach to beginner Ebru Dying, a traditional Turkish method of dying patterns onto paper by floating pigments […]
Exhibition Overview Throughout their dynamic and multidisciplinary practice, José Villalobos (b.1988, El Paso, Texas) interrogates and deconstructs aspects of gender and masculinity found within the U.S. / Mexico borderlands. Their practice underscores the rigid and conservative patriarchal roots of their Evangelical Mexican upbringing merged with the cultural mores of West Texas, bringing to bear how […]
Join us at the ASU Art Museum on Feb. 22, 2025, for the unveiling of three remarkable exhibitions that explore the intersections of tradition, identity, and the transformative power of art. Featured exhibitions: Cooperative Craft: Artmaking of the Mingei Movement Discover the beauty of everyday objects through the lens of Japan’s Mingei Movement, featuring works […]
ASU Art Museum is excited to offer this course to OLLI students! The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, or OLLI, is a community of individuals, 50 or better, who are continuing their pursuit of knowledge as engaged lifelong learners. Ever wondered what it is really like to work in a museum? Join ASU Art Museum on […]
Join multidisciplinary artist José Villalobos and Alana Hernandez, Senior Curator of the ASU Art Museum, for a CHARLA as they explore the themes and inspirations behind Villalobos's first solo museum exhibition in the U.S., titled “José Villalobos: Rough Rider" which is currently up at the ASU Art Museum. Villalobos and Hernandez will examine the intersection of personal narrative […]