Lucha Libre: Beyond the Arenas

ASU Art Museum 51 E 10th St, Tempe, AZ 85281, Tempe

“Lucha Libre: Beyond the Arenas” opens on Oct. 29, 2022 and is on view through May 7, 2023. Senior Curator Julio Cesar Morales, Mexico City-based independent curator Fernanda Ramos and  Consulting Curator Sharon Gesund are organizing this groundbreaking exhibition, which features painting, photography and mixed media artworks by internationally recognized Mexican and Chicanx contemporary artists […]

Making Visible

ASU Art Museum 51 E 10th St, Tempe, AZ 85281, Tempe

“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

ASU Art Museum 51 E 10th St, Tempe, AZ 85281, Tempe

"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 […]

Opportunity (reflection)

ASU Art Museum 51 E 10th St, Tempe, AZ 85281, Tempe

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 […]