Visual Arts

The issue’s cover story, Yo Decido., focuses on the Latino vote that’s up for grabs in Arizona — also the theme of “Brown Wave,” a New Times feature about young Latinos, including undocumented students, mobilizing west Phoenix voters and helping increase voter turnout by nearly five times. TIME reporter Michael…

​Phoenix’s annual Modernism Week is still a month away, but Palm Springs Modernism Week is raging on just four-and-a-half hours away. The city of Palm Springs, whose midcentury modern architecture holds the gold medal over Phoenix’s bronze, has hosted its Modernism Week since 2006. But the week wouldn’t exist without…

It’s about time Phoenix sees some serious mural love. In the interest of giving credit to their artists and because we’re losing track of the times we’ve said, “Woah, when did that go up?”, we bring you Mural City, a series on the murals springing up around town — their…

If you ever need a science geek to complete your Trivia Night team, consider Claire Warden, if she’s in town.”You can buy platinum from different chemical suppliers,” she offers. “Platinum, actually, you can get in crystal form. It’s actually red!”The Montreal-born, ASU-educated, and L.A.-residing photographer brings the fruits of her art/science labors…

Be it a ​First Friday or a Third Friday — we’re just excited about having an excuse (not that we need one) to see some great art exhibitions. Some are opening tonight Downtown, others have opened this month throughout metro Phoenix. But you better believe that we’re making the loop and…

Indie Arthouse set up shop on Grand Avenue last May. And with the help of local artist Lisa Jacobs (aka Sticker Club Girl), the gallery/boutique has been a landing spot for creatives and a great place to see and buy the latest work by members including Astrid (of Runz withScissors…

Mark your Frank Lloyd Wright wall calendars, Phoenix. Tickets are on sale for the annual Modern Phoenix Home Tour, centerpiece of the design spectacle Modern Phoenix Week. This year’s tour will open up Phoenix’s Marion Estates to design lovers from 1 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 1. The Camelback…

Miracles are close at hand in Julianne Swartz and Ken Landauer’s “Miracle Report,” the eighth of ASU Art Museum’s Social Studies Projects. The pair spent a month-long residency at the museum asking strangers, “Have you experienced something miraculous in your life?” then building an installation around the recorded conversations provoked…

​ ​For decades, art has shaped this state. Almost 100 years ago, brothers Ellsworth and Emery Kolb packed a few ropes and large-format cameras and set off to capture their backyard wonder, the Grand Canyon. Their efforts were published, archived, and followed by a few of the the best landscape…

For decades, art has shaped this state. Almost 100 years ago, brothers Ellsworth and Emery Kolb packed a few ropes and large-format cameras and set off to capture their backyard wonder, the Grand Canyon. Their efforts were published, archived, and followed by a few of the the best landscape painters,…

​If you take a drive down 16th Street in Phoenix, you might notice a few coats of fresh paint on sections of the Mercer Mortuary building at 1541 E. Thomas Road. The mural was originally painted by local artist Rose Johnson and a group of students in 1998. It’s in her signature…

For decades, art has shaped this state. Almost 100 years ago, brothers Ellsworth and Emery Kolb packed a few ropes and large-format cameras and set off to capture their backyard wonder, the Grand Canyon. Their efforts were published, archived, and followed by a few of the the best landscape painters,…

If you’ve been to any of the season openings at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, you likely have this Friday’s bash penned into your calendar. The museum’s spring opening is a celebration of new exhibitions and a guaranteed hot spot for local artists and art supporters who spend the evening…

For decades, art has shaped this state. Almost 100 years ago, brothers Ellsworth and Emery Kolb packed a few ropes and large-format cameras and set off to capture their backyard wonder, the Grand Canyon. Their efforts were published, archived, and followed by a few of the the best landscape painters,…

Phoenix’s SAS Fabrics by the Pound may be a staple for Valley seamstresses, but the textile barn is more than just a messy warehouse of glitter chiffon. One of SAS’s best-kept secrets is its ridiculously cheap stash of exotic fabrics, including a line of original African patterns. Home décor brands…

Safwat Saleem’s not afraid to use a couple expletives. The local designer used plenty of colorful language in A Bunch of Crock, a project born out of sayings, conversations, and stereotypes he gathered following 9/11. His latest project, Oh Expletive!, is a little bit different. Saleem says his latest series began…

It’s that time of year again: the time when Downtown’s Willo Historic District homeowners open their doors to strangers and let them gawk at their belongings. This year’s event, scheduled for Sunday, Februray 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., will feature homes in the neighborhood that were built in…

Somewhere between performers and photographers exists a group of artists who have a foot in both worlds. These creatives utilize performance as part of their process, and the result is equal parts what was happening while the photo was made and the physical photograph.  To see this phenomenon in person (and…