The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art houses a number of paintings, sculptures, drawings, and mixed media works, but did you know there are numerous sculptures you can view for free right across the sidewalk in the Scottsdale Civic Plaza?SMoCA’s collection of garden sculptures runs the gamut, from abstract stone pieces…
Gordon Monahan really knows how to get sound moving. In 1982, the experimental-music artist first performed Speaker Swinging. What has turned out to be Monahan’s seminal composition and performance-art routine features three perpetrators, strategically positioned in the same room, swinging illuminated, cable-attached loud speakers ’round and ’round in swooping circular…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? Stefan G. Bucher starts every day with an ink splotch. Add a few gusts of air and strokes of a pen and he ends…
The above is proof that you can still look good while biking during the day. Given: This Bicycle Fashion Show was in Santa Barbara, where no one would have to bike to work at 114 degrees. But now that it’s winter and layers are semi-necessary, we should all have plenty…
Leave it to the French to somehow make the new Facebook layout look artsy. If you’re a little queasy about the new row of photos at the top of your profile or the overall stalker-ish feeling of the whole thing, check out how to toss things up on techcrunch, courtesy…
Amazing Arizona Comic Con @ Mesa Convention CenterOkay all you self-proclaimed comic book nerds and sci-fi/fantasy geeks out there: here’s your event for this weekend. You’re not going to want to miss this blowout with zombies, exhibitors, and “celebrities” from shows like Walking Dead. The con runs Saturday, January 8,…
This week, Jackalope Ranch has given a few hints about the good stuff happening downtown tonight. And while we know you’ll be armed with your Field Guide, we thought you could also do with a little round-up highlighting some of the more promising prospects out there.Yes, yes…you’re welcome.”Past/Present, Brent Bond/Santo…
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…
The Amazing Arizona Comic Convention flies into Mesa Convention Center this weekend, and though it’s AACC’s first appearance on the Valley’s rich fan convention scene, it’s starting out super — largely because they’ve got Robert Kirkman, writer of The Walking Dead series, as a headline guest.The Walking Dead (Image Comics)…
John Wagner’s art-chronicling journeys have taken the Phoenix-based photographer to spots like Costa Rica, Spain, and Italy. However, there may not be any images in Wagner’s portfolio that are as striking as his works captured one U.S. state away from Arizona. Wagner’s “SALT” series finds the shutterbug on location at…
If you haven’t been to Workbench at CityScape, you’re missing something pretty exciting (yep, we said exciting and CityScape in the same sentence) and quite possibly very temporary. The pop-up home design shop’s lease is only 3 months (January being the third month), with a possibility of extension. The collaborative…
Since there’s really no better accessory than a cocktail in your hand, each week brings you a tasty adult beverage from one of our favorite drinking establishments, complete with recipe. This week: The 7th Heaven at Shady’s Fine Ales & Cocktails With a name like Shady’s, you’d think this bar…
No, that isn’t as lewd as it sounds — though you really never know with Warhol. Artist, singer and one-time punk supply store owner Robert Loughlin will make an appearance at his gallery show opening from 6-11 p.m. on Friday, January 7 at Perihelion Arts, 610 E. Roosevelt St. in Phoenix. In the heyday…
In case you haven’t heard, the No Pants Light Rail Ride is happening this Sunday, January 9, from 2 to 4:30 p.m.And unless you’re a freaky exhibitionist, participation in this kind of thing will require some serious pre-drinking.We’d love to take this opportunity to offer some pairing suggestions. Pick your…
Hammer time. Beginning tonight and continuing through May, folks can get their Indonesian music on during the Musical Instrument Museum’s Balinese Gamelan Workshop led by MIM curatorial assistant Colin Pearson. A gamelan, by the way, isn’t a particular percussive instrument like a snare drum or a cymbal. Rather, the term…
For Brooke Grucella, it’s what happens between conversations that matters most. Hence, the title of the Tucson-based artist’s latest show, which opens tonight at Squeeze Gallery in Scottsdale. Grucella is most intrigued by the conversations we have in our minds, but may not say aloud. The Tucson-based painter brings her interpretation to…
Nerd alert: We actually teared up when watching this. You’ve got to see it. Really. Thanks to our pal Chris Fiscus over at Moses Anshell for sharing. And to U.S.-based airlines — food for thought. This is way better than charging for extra bags and witholding the peanuts!…
Horror fiction writer Howard Phillips “H.P.” Lovecraft may not have invented the bogeyman, but his creations make that old creep look like a fluffy little bunny. Lovecraft filled his pantheon with powerful and hideous creatures like Cthulu, a cosmic sea god described as a scaly octopus with huge tentacles and…
If your Christmas wish list wasn’t fully granted, shopping local is one of your New Year’s resolutions, or you just want to get some good deals — local boutiques are kicking off 2011 with some amazing markdowns. Vintage frocks, holiday accoutrements, handmade jewelry? Check. Here’s a list of some of our favorite indie…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? Alexandre Farto goes by Vhils. The London-based Portuguese artist is known for his large-scale wall art, but especially for his style, which includes chiseling…
Dissolute action-movie star Johnny Marco (Stephen Dorff), first seen doing laps in his black Ferrari, has no destination in Somewhere, Sofia Coppola’s mood ring of celebrity lassitude. Coppola’s fourth feature, winner of the Golden Lion at Venice this year, is, at times, similarly aimless and empty. But those who groan…
Eventually, American theater will run out of 20th-century musical troubadours to venerate. In the meantime, there is Woody Guthrie’s American Song, a sort-of biography told in tunes and travelogues written by Guthrie himself. And though we may leave the playhouse knowing as little about Guthrie the folk singer as we…
