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For the last year, local photographers William Legoullon and Jason Roehner have collected creative love letters to Arizona by local artists. The collection, Legoullon says, is not about where the state has been in the last 100 years, but is instead a visualization of where we are now with respect…

Season Premiere

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art’s having a bash. Its Spring Opening will usher in a new collection of exhibitions (to the tune of a no host bar and beats by DJ Mr. P-Body) from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday. New works include poetic and simple sculptures in “economy of…

Muscle Leggings: For When You’d Rather Look Like Fresh Meat

You know what’s so great about the human body? Skin. It’s that extra top layer of dead cells that covers up our tissues, muscles, bones, and otherwise, meat-looking parts. It’s a good thing. But what’s probably not such a good thing is strutting around in a pair of leggings that show exactly what you wished…

Renew Your Vows and Undying Love this Weekend at Monsterland

Creepy couples rejoice — this weekend is full of opportunities to express your feelings for one another while flying your tattered, blood-soaked flags. This weekend, for $10, the “Sinister Minister” will renew your vows or perform a commitment ceremony in one of Monsterland’s creepy sets and sign a certificate of…

The Kissenger: First Base Just Got Robotic

Just in time for national make-out day comes the robot that makes it all sendable to your “long-distance” (read: virtual) girlfriend via robot. The Kissenger, brought to you by the brain trust behind the Mini-Surrogate and the Lovotics Robot, is a two-“lipped,” computer-controlled robot that transfers a “kiss” through communication interfaces…

Downtown’s First Friday (Feb. 3)

Art walks are more often about people watching and shenanigans and less about the actual art. We’re here to guide you through both. Presenting our very own Field Guide — an evolving guide to art walks around town. From time to time, we’ll introduce some of our favorite spots and…

PURL Launches “Phoenix Ideas and Design” Competition

“Wouldn’t it be great if …” is often the start of an overheard conversation at any coffee shop in metro Phoenix. The City’s full of creatives and big thinkers — and now thruogh May 1, the Phoenix Urban Research Laboratory (PURL) is looking for ideas to “improve and Retrophx (pronounced…

Hunger Games: A Sneak Peek at the Super Bowl Trailer

New footage, new characters, and new drama unfolds in the latest preview for The Hunger Games, set to hit theaters on March 23. The new trailer (which will run during this weekend’s Super Bowl) clocks in at one minute, zero explosions, about 10 sentences, and plenty of reasons for YA…

Stranger Than Fiction

Straddling a line between performance and photography is a group of artists with a foot in both worlds. These creators utilize performance as part of their process, and the result is equal parts what was happening while the photo was made and the physical photography. To see the phenomenon in…

Three Amigos

When artists and longtime friends Pablo Luna, Thomas “Breeze” Marcus, and Lalo Cota signed a one-year lease for a space on 16th Street, we knew (even more) creative energy was headed to the neighborhood. Cota says the gallery will feature more solo shows (by local and visiting artists) than the…

Mike Kelley (1954-2012)

Mike Kelley was a contemporary American artist who was known for his collaborations in collage, textile, found object assemblages, and performances. He was a student of John Baldessari, and his work is included in The Phoenix Art Museum’s contemporary collection (pictured above), as well as the upcoming 2012 Whitney Biennial…