Sometimes there’s just not enough space in my regular art reviews to devote to all the facets of individual work in an exhibition. This was especially true in the case of Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art’s “A Day Like Any Other,” which is a ten-year retrospective of Brazilian conceptual artist…
image courtesy of ASU Vault GalleryPapers by Rebecca BergmanThis Friday night, the ASU Vault Gallery will host an artist reception for “Ephemeral Moments and Systematic Tides” featuring work by locla creatives Christine Cassano and Rebecca Bergman. Although both artists have extremely different styles, they’ve found their work has more in…
On any given day, you’ll find Brazilian multi-media artist Rivane Neuenschwander digging through the utterly humdrum details and detritus of daily life in search of ideas for her unusual art, as she has for the past 10 years. Finding the extraordinary in the everyday is a specialty of this internationally…
Old Town Scottsdale is about to lose a pop-up gallery.Local artists Emmett Potter and Kristin Bauer say that after this month’s show, they’ll be closing Squeeze Gallery, a space they’ve run since August 2010. “The gallery has been one of the funnest things I’ve done in my life,” says Potter…
John Driggs is in a castle on a hill in the middle of Phoenix. The retired politician and historic preservation champion spends most of his time (or at least part of every day) at Tovrea Castle — the yellow, cake-like estate just off Interstate 202. He’s been checking on it…
After three years on the corner of Roosevelt and Fifth streets in downtown Phoenix, Pravus Gallery will close after its upcoming show, Pong, according to co-curator Kenneth Richardson. Richardson says the Pravus team — including himself and his Molten Brother Mike Goodwin, and Douglas Grant and Amy Young of Perihelion…
Daniel Funkhouser, a painting graduate from ASU, is known for his bright paintings, nude-and-luchador-mask exhibitions, and his band Treasure MammaL, in which he dances in a silver unitard. Needless to say, this guy isn’t shy. And his show won’t be either. Funkhouser explores alter egos, sexuality and dualities in his…
A series of images from local and international artists flashed on a large projection screen in downtown Phoenix’s Icehouse over the weekend. The showcase of work from nearly 30 artists — curated by Davin Lavikka of Method Art gallery in Scottsdale and Wayne Rainey of Holgas Art Commune and monOrchid…
What’s better than comic books? Free comic books. And this weekend, National Free Comic Book Day, which might as well be renamed “Pre-Phoenix Comicon Happy Fun Day” will be celebrated with tons of giveaways and festivities held across geek-filled shops across the Valley. Here are just five parties (and spots to…
According to comic book lore, Superman is blessed with an enormous arsenal of powers, including heat vision, superhuman strength, and the ability to leap tall buildings. A sense of good timing, however, apparently isn’t in his repertoire. Last week, the iconic DC Comics superhero made headlines when he renounced his U.S…
Time to get creative, cycle fans. The Tempe Bicycle Action Group (TBAG) is looking for artists to create a bike-oriented public art piece for Tempe’s Mitchell Park neighborhood. The deadline for proposals is June 6.TBAG is sponsoring a commission of up to $15,000 and will accept proposals from artists of…
For two months, Casebeer painted, collaged, and slept in her studio on Fifth Street in downtown Phoenix. The space is small, but comfortable. It’s easy to get lost in the piles of books, torn pages, oil sticks, and completed pieces that occupy almost every surface and wall. But it’s even…
Teresa Miró doesn’t own a car. The ASU intermedia art graduate student’s from Spain and says she’s always been a proponent of public transit. But the transition from using the public bus system here versus her experiences in in other countries has been an eye-opening ordeal. While adjusting to Phoenix, she says…
If you missed TEDxScottsdale, the independent TED speaker series in Scottsdale last week, you’re in luck — organizers will be posting videos of presentations on its website. The first release is a presentation by DOSE, a street artist known for his commissioned and illegal work throughout the Valley. In the…
Note: this post has been updated to include up-to-date tour information. If you check out any of the three different Jane’s Walks that will be taking place both in Phoenix and Mesa during the first Saturday in May, you might learn that the first buildings constructed in Sunnyslope in 1911…
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No matter what you think of Mesa, you won’t be able to deny that local videographer Michael Pearson’s new video makes it look super cool. Titled “Greetings from AZ Part 1: Mesa, AZ,” the six-minute video captures the historic sites and signs of this east Valley community. The video took…
Lalo Cota had been drawing sombreros long before SB 1070 was signed into law by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on April 23, 2010. “We call it BS 1070,” he says. Cota was born in Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico. Long after moving to Phoenix, his skeletons and Mexican caricatures became painted icons…
When Ryan Gentry and Michael Witham first met at one of Gentry’s art shows in Tempe last year, the two had a lot to talk about. Gentry’s a Tempe-based artist and Witham just graduated with a management degree from ASU. The two were born and raised in Phoenix — a…
There is chatter all around. Near the ice-blue evening gown of silk satin with chinchilla cuffs, and the duo of gray Madame Gres day dresses, and by the case with the striking, gold metal comb looking like an ornamental piece of sculpture. This is “Fashion Independent: The Original Style of…
Allison Karow (aka Sunny Sealeopard) and Amalia Wilson (aka Amalia Ynternet) share a love for designing new concepts for art shows. Last year, the two hosted a show in Wilson’s kitchen where there art was tucked away in cabinets and drawers, encouraging visitors to hunt for and interact with pieces. On…
