Facing the Giant serves as a powerful demonstration of Shepard Fairey’s creative evolution and his significance as a cultural instigator.
Arizona
The Emotional Architecture of Swoon’s Intimate Block Prints
Portraits by Caledonia Curry (aka Swoon) reveal the connectedness of bodies, psychological landscapes, landforms, and built environments.
ASU’s MFA Offers Three Years of Teaching, Scholarship, and Extensive Funding
At Arizona State University, we value how diversity and creative thinking advance research, and take responsibility for the public we serve.
Southwest Printmakers Look to the Borderlands
The art in Desert Triangle Print Carpeta reflects personal narratives and the region’s cultural, social, and political landscape.
A Profound Sense of Place at the Arizona Biennial
This year’s biennial presents a powerful glimpse into relationships between the land and a vast array of entities grounded there.
Artists Decry “Censorship” of Shepard Fairey Anti-Police Artwork
The city of Mesa canceled a series of shows of political street art just weeks after the museum refused to withdraw Fairey’s work depicting a police officer in riot gear.
How Do Artists Combat Propaganda?
The works in Language in Times of Miscommunication prompt viewers to question and resist propaganda in its many forms.
Indigenous Artists Tell the Story of Hawaiian Surfing
He‘e Nalu: The Art and Legacy of Hawaiian Surfing centers the culture of Kānaka Maoli, the Indigenous people of Hawaii.
University of Arizona Presents North American Premiere of Linda McCartney Retrospective
The exhibition celebrates Linda McCartney’s 30-year, barrier-breaking career and her connection to Tucson.
Native Filmmakers Decolonize the Screen
“Only Indigenous voices can tell their stories with dimensionality, and the tools to make that happen are incredibly accessible,” says film director Christian Rozier.
Phillip K. Smith III Shows His True Colors
The artist’s site-specific museum exhibition Three Parallels glows with choreographed colored light.
Nazafarin Lotfi Dreams Up a Borderless Future
The artist wedges a sharp critique, and in many ways, erodes the foundations on which borders are built.