With the numerous galleries that now populate both Grand Avenue and Roosevelt Row (not to mention the staggering crowds that flock downtown each month for First Friday), it’s sometimes hard to imagine the Phoenix art scene of times past. For those of us who have been here over the years,…
Good news, Frank Lloyd Wright fans and historic preservation junkies. While the latest buyers of the David and Gladys Wright House wishes to remain anonymous, they’ve hired local attorney Grady Gammage, Jr., who announced this morning that new plans for the house would include public access. See also: – Frank…
Long after Jackie Kennedy left her design mark on a Lockheed Jetstar used to transport high-profile military personnel, Kenny Scharf picked up a couple of hi-quality spray paint cans and added his own layer. The L.A.-based artist has made a name for himself with large-scale paintings and installations based on…
Mary Shindell, Carolyn Lavender, and Monica Aissa Martinez are no strangers to working together. The three Phoenix-based visual artists work in a variety of media, but with similar scientific and obsessive attention to detail. Shindell, Lavender, and Martinez have showcased their work around the Valley, including Modified Arts in downtown…
In January 2012, Eric Firestone and Carlo McCormick (with the help of a few heavy-machine-driving professionals) dragged three DC Super 3 planes, a C45, a Lockheed VC140, a C97 cockpit, and dozens of nosecones out of the Tucson boneyard near Pima Air and Space Museum, and gave them new life…
The six-foot saguaros dangling from the ceiling in “Creature-Man-Nature” at Mesa Contemporary Arts look like they could descend on you at any moment, so you’ll have to overcome the urge to duck while walking through the exhibition. Up through April 28, the multimedia show features works by Mary Shindell, Carolyn…
The back room of Scottsdale’s Lisa Sette Gallery has been transformed into something out of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Inky black walls create a mysterious cave-like effect, the perfect foil for the gleaming bronze sculptures sitting atop jet-black pedestals of multimedia artist Siri Devi Khandavilli. At first glance, they…
Sideshow performer Jeremy Kinison of Cut Throat Freak Show loves to shock and awe with his dangerous-looking antics. And he did plenty of both while living in the Valley for more than a decade, whether it was juggling chainsaws at local bars or leaping on broken glass on street corners…
Visiting Christopher Torrez’s Habitations can be a surreal experience. After participating in Mesa Contemporary Arts’ 33rd annual Contemporary Crafts exhibition last year, Torrez was awarded the Juror’s Choice Award, resulting in his current show. The gallery room in the back of Mesa Contemporary Arts is scattered with black boxes containing…
In April, ASU’s School of Geographical Sciences & Urban Planning will set the stage for local creatives, academics, and urban planners for a week of discussion and brainstorming. Phoenix Urban Design Week, from April 4 to 13, will include workshops, lectures, a film screening, a community gathering, and celebration of…
Given that its moniker evokes notions of automatons, androids, and cyborgs, one would think that two-year-old Jobot Coffee Shop already would’ve hosted a robot-themed art exhibition When we asked Joey Grether, who’s organizing a showcase of robot artwork at the Fifth Street establishment for March’s Third Friday, why it’s taken…
Downtown Phoenix’s Third Friday and Art Detour combined make a weekend full of local artwork. The 25-year-old event, officially organized by Artlink, will take over galleries and studios on Grand Avenue, Roosevelt Row, and 16th Street (and a few in between). Here’s a peek at our Field Guide for Art…
Since the onset of 2013, new things have been brewing at Bragg’s Pie Factory. After building owner Beatrice Moore announced last year that the gallery, formerly known for hosting large-scale shows in its cavernous space, would be divided into three smaller spaces, we have been eager to see what might…
Spring’s around the corner, which means there’s plenty of time to get creative (and finish a few projects) before the sun really comes out. Lucky you, there happen to be a handful of great opportunities for local artists to have their work displayed, purchased, and recognized. From design to public…
Christopher Coville’s most recent exhibition Works of Fire is explosive . . . or the result of an explosion at least. This series of photographs, on display at Bokeh Gallery through the end of the month, was created through a process of igniting gunpowder on silver gelatin paper. The images…
In February, we skipped our usual stop into Willo North Gallery on Seventh Avenue and McDowell Road to see the latest work curated by Robrt Pela (who, full disclosure, is also a contributor to Phoenix New Times). The exhibition titled “The Joe and Jan Show” is an homage to Sheriff…
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…
Blurring the lines between fine art, poetry and naughty comics, the Tempe Zine Con featured nearly 20 entries from local artists and writers. Down at the Bayou, a house in the “Hipster Compton” section of Tempe just west of the ASU campus, a small crowd of fashionable, attractive young artists…
Maya Lin made waves in 1981 when she won a public design competition for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at the ripe young age of 21. Since then, she has had an expansive career, winning countless awards in the art world for her work as both an artist and architect. This…
International creatives at Rapt Studio teamed up with Adobe and commissioned El Mac (who, full disclosure, we’ll always consider a local artist — no matter where he moves) to paint a large scale in Adobe’s main atrium in its Lehi, Utah campus. Adobe describes the mural, which features a young…
Clare Patey and Matthew Moore come from very different worlds, but very similar perspectives. Moore has made a name for himself in Phoenix with art projects that address the urbanization of farmland in Phoenix’s outskirts and the sustainability of urban life. Patey is an internationally renowned artist who activates vacant…
Texas-based artist Casey Cooper’s floating triangles may look like oversized floaties from a distance, but don’t be deceived — the pieces are actually made of inflated steel. Through a process of welding, heating, and compressing, Cooper creates sculptures that look like they could be made out of light rubber (though…
