Seven Art Lessons Learned from Robert Hughes (1938-2012)

Art critic, writer, and documentary maker Robert Hughes was celebrated for his authoritative voice and ability to explain and critique the inspirations and direction of art movements. Hughes contributed to The Spectator, The Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Observer, and Time Magazine, where he served as chief art critic. His…

Julius Badoni’s American Indian Mural at ASU

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…

David L. Bradley’s “Fabrications” at Eye Lounge

Like many Phoenix Suns fans, David L. Bradley was a wee bit heartbroken when Steve Nash blew town last month. After all, the eye lounge artist is a longtime fan of the former all-star point guard for the Suns, who signed with the dreaded Los Angeles Lakers in early July…

SMoCA’s Time-Capsule Exhibition Is Entertaining But Lacks Innovation

Thankfully, the spaceship created by conceptual collective New Catalogue and installed at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art isn’t going into space anytime soon. In 1977, NASA approached American astronomer, astrophysicist, author, and popular science communicator Carl Sagan with a mission: Find out what it means to be a human on…

Angel Diaz’s Quetzalcoatl Twins on 16th Street

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…

Extraordinary Animals at the Heard’s Berlin Gallery

Through September 17, you can swing by the Heard Museum’s Berlin Gallery to catch its summer show “Extraordinary Animals Revisited” with work by Steven Yazzie, Jacob Meders, Rick Bartow, Tiffiney Yazzie, Julia Buffalohead, and America Meredith (to name a few). New Times contributor Tricia Parker visited the show and tells…

Five Calls for Phoenix Creatives

Summer is in full swing, but the school year is just around the corner (yes, already), which means there’s no time like the present to get cracking on a few opportunities. Here are five excuses to get out there and get creative. 5. SMoCA’s Good n’ Plenty Grant The very…

Extraordinary Animals at the Heard’s Berlin Gallery

In Berlin Gallery’s annual summer show, “Extraordinary Animals Revisited,” more than a dozen artists conceive, in new and traditional ways, how animals relate to the world and to us and how our world relates to animals. Coyote/trickster is everywhere. Native American myths teach us that an encounter with trickster changes…

Modified Arts Presents a Hollis Frampton-Inspired Photo Exhibition in July

“When it comes to practically everything, we seem to be of two minds.” — Hollis Frampton A group of seven Phoenix-area photographers will show their latest work partially inspired by the work and writings of Hollis Frampton, an American avant-garde filmmaker, photographer and pioneer of digital arts. The exhibition, called…

Can/Should Anyone Curate an Art Exhibition?

Welcome to Jackalope Ranch’s Questionable Content, where local creatives and experts sound off on topics posed by New Times staff blogger Claire Lawton and the community. Have a question you’d like to ask? E-mail Claire.Lawton@newtimes.com. Curators are responsible for most of the artwork we’re exposed to on a daily basis,…

Andrew Pielage’s “Opening Night of the Monsoon Season”

Editor’s Note: Last night marked one of the biggest openings of the monsoon season with a storm that was well documented on news outlets and plenty of social media feeds. Jackalope Ranch contributor and local photographer Andrew Pielage snapped the photo above, which he describes below … Last monsoon season…

Alan Rogerson on Artistic Tattoo

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…

Should Artists Paint Murals for Free?

Welcome to Jackalope Ranch’s Questionable Content, where local creatives and experts sound off on topics posed by New Times staff blogger Claire Lawton and the community. Have a question you’d like to ask? E-mail Claire.Lawton@newtimes.com. See also: Mural City See also: Tag, You’re Art: Local Street Artists Are Tagging Over…