There is another big-name exhibition besides “Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic” at the Phoenix Art Museum this fall. By all means, see the spectacular Wiley show in the Marley Gallery, then walk up the stairs to the Harnett Gallery to see “Horacio Zabala: Mapping the Monochrome,” featuring one of the most important Conceptual artists to emerge in Argentina … Continue reading Thinking about ( ) + , – = and more, with Horacio Zabala
Featured photo: “Fire” (2005) by Teresita Fernández. Silk yarn, steel armature, and epoxy, 96″ x 144″. From the SFMOMA Collection, as viewed during “Beyond Belief” (Summer 2013) at the Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco. Photo by Deborah Ross. For those of you who were unable to attend the sold-out lecture by internationally known installation artist … Continue reading Teresita Fernández on creativity
Featured photo: “Tremolo” (2015) by Dion Johnson. 60 X 80 inches, acrylic on canvas – diptych. Courtesy of Bentley Gallery. Every time I see local shows of the caliber of “Dion Johnson: Luminous Trajectories,” “Bruce Munro,” and “Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals / Zodiac Heads: Gold,” it makes me want to shout to non-Arizonans, “We’re … Continue reading December is gifting us with wonderful exhibits
Thanks to the Contemporary Forum of the Phoenix Art Museum, emerging artists in Arizona get an annual showcase in a well-trafficked spot, the Lyon Gallery near the museum store. This year’s slate of seven artists offers a pleasing mix of video art, portraits, photography, semi-abstract painting, and mixed media. Personal favorite: Larry Madrigal, for his … Continue reading PAM gallery is the place to see emerging AZ artists
Lately, the Phoenix Art Museum has been bursting with good shows — so much so that, on recent visits, I find myself having to zero in on just a few galleries in order not to get overwhelmed. One area that I do find myself gravitating to often is the adjacent Marshall and Hendler Galleries in … Continue reading First Friday recommendation: “Vanitas” at PAM
Featured photo: Judith Kruger’s “Lapis Pond Minutia” (2014), 59.75 x 89.75 x 2, mineral pigments, sumi, gold, silver on Kumohada paper on panels. Courtesy of Bentley Gallery and CLUTCH Photo. Two long out-of-town trips this fall have left me woefully behind on Phoenix art scene happenings. But last week I chose my art excursions well, … Continue reading Random acts of art-hopping
I love Pop Art, especially its incarnations in the 1960s and ’70s in the work of Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg and Wayne Thiebaud. And I’ve been anxiously awaiting details from the Phoenix Art Museum regarding the “Andy Warhol: Portraits” show, slated to open in March 2015. So you can understand why — during a recent … Continue reading Crazy for Pop Art? Denver’s Wesselmann show is the ticket
Image: Ceramic/mixed media work by Esmeralda DeLaney, “Madonna and Kids: Omar and Angeline.” Art museums and galleries don’t usually spring to mind when families with school-age children (read: bored school-age children) are casting about for summer activities. Even water parks can get old, right? Fortunately, Phoenix is enjoying a summer of many art opportunities brimming … Continue reading For kids in need of summer diversions, try art
Featured photo: One of many dazzling sights from “Chihuly in the Garden,” glass sculptures by Dale Chihuly, at the Desert Botanical Garden. Photo by Deborah Ross. I bid farewell to 2013, but not without a backward glance at the rich bounty of art in Phoenix, Scottsdale and the Valley over the last few months. Not … Continue reading Photo highlights from the fall season
Longtime followers of the Phoenix art scene must have done a little happy dance upon hearing of Annie Lopez’s solo show at the Phoenix Art Museum. Lopez is a fourth-generation Arizonan and has been a steady presence in the Phoenix-area art scene since the early 1980s. Remember MARS Artspace? Lopez showed her inventive photography and … Continue reading Arizona artist profile: Annie Lopez
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