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Outside the Lines: Feel something

The place: Denver Art Museum. The exhibit: Modern Masters. The artwork: Convergence by Jackson Pollock. Me: Standing planted in front of the 13-foot painting, nearly in tears, with the security guard keeping a suspicious eye on me. The overheard statement that riled my blood: "Really?

| January 26, 2015

The band Longbird led by siblings Mariah and Bobby Brown performing on Jan 22, 2015. Longbird was one of the bands that performed during the poetry slam hosted by Lawn Gnome Publishing. (Jonathan Galan/ The State Press)

Nü Dek brings night of slam poetry, local jams to Lawn Gnome Publishing

Local poets and musicians gathered to present an eclectic night of art to the Phoenix crowd.

| January 23, 2015

GreenHAUS Boutique + Gallery is part of a row of art and photography galleries on Roosevelt Street in downtown Phoenix. The gallery is set to be demolished to make way for a luxury apartment complex. (Daniel Kwon/ The State Press)

Roosevelt Row building, mural to be replaced by luxury apartments

The building that houses a historically-significant mural on Roosevelt Street in downtown Phoenix to be turned into luxury apartments despite location of renowned mural and community protests.

By Megan Janetsky | January 23, 2015

A map shows the extent of "Souvenirs" art walk in Scottsdale on Nov. 20, 2014(Photo by Aimee Plante)

Collecting memories through the Museum of Walking’s 'Souvenirs'

ASU intermedia art students hosted the “Souvenirs” art walk on Nov. 20.

By Aimee Plante | November 20, 2014

William LeGoullon, Untitled from "(Un)Intended Targets," Archival Pigment Print, 31.5" x
18.8", 2014. Image courtesy of the artist.

ASU exhibit 'Convergence' combines two worlds under one roof

The show plays host to photographers from Arizona and Belgrade.

By Damion Julien-Rohman | November 20, 2014

HBO offers new take on Banksy in 'Banksy Does New York'

"Banksy Does New York" is a more conventional documentary than the one the prominent street artist made himself, but electrifying regardless.

By Zachary Heltzel | November 18, 2014

'Trout Fishing' exhibit delves into importance of conservationism

Gallery discusses preservation of endangered species as well as our role in coexistence with nature.

By Damion Julien-Rohman | November 13, 2014

The 7th Annual Visual Communication Design Poster Show and Auction's was held at Old Main on Nov. 6, 2014.

Seventh annual ASU Poster Show raises money, interest in graphic design

The show’s attention resulted in a mass of more than 250 attendees. Beginning at $15 per silent auction and $45 per live auction, nearly any participant had a chance to leave the show with a new decorative piece.

By Aimee Plante | November 6, 2014

‘Vanitas: Contemporary Reflections on Love & Death’ seeks solace in the inevitable

New exhibit at the Phoenix Art Museum challenges viewers to reconsider death not as all doom and gloom, but the mother of beauty.

By Zachariah Webb | November 5, 2014

This large scale piece was made by all four artists and titled "Collaboration". (Photo by Aubrey Rumore)

'de.lineation' opens at Herberger’s Gallery 100

"de.lineation" features the work of four drawing students, expressing themselves through the precise art of making marks.

By Aubrey Rumore | October 30, 2014

Artist Daniel Coburn manipulates appropriated images recreated with a 19th century photographic process to construct new narratives within the family, addressing issues such as adultery, abuse, violence, and alcoholism. Coburn’s work is part of Northlight Gallery’s exhibition, “Family Matters, revisited” and is open Oct. 21 till Nov. 22, 2014. (Photo by Mario Mendez)

An alternate look into 'Family' at Northlight Gallery

Twenty years later, a look into the lives of families returns to ASU.

By Damion Julien-Rohman | October 30, 2014

"The Veteran" produced by ASU student Dana Diehl for the Strat-O-Graphic show. (Photo by Carly Traxler)

Touch me, I'm a book! Exhibit 'Strat-o-graphic' revels in tactile joy of books as art

You will not find a "Please, Don't Touch" sign posted anywhere at "Strat-o-graphic."

By Zachariah Webb | October 29, 2014

Which Modern artist are you?

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By Emily Zentner | October 27, 2014

A group of dancers pose for photos before performing with Mariachi Real de Jalisco on Sunday, Oct. 26 at Margaret T. Hance Park. (Photo by Celina Jimenez)

Día de los Muertos visits Margaret T. Hance Park

The community gathered at Margaret T. Hance Park on Sunday to celebrate the Mexican holiday "Día de los Muertos," which honors the deceased and commemorates cultural traditions.

By Celina Jimenez | October 26, 2014

ASU celebrates 50 years of cultural excellence, community involvement at Gammage Auditorium

Gammage is a hub of culture, a place of gathering for shared artistic experience and a center for a now well-established performing arts school for the largest public university in the U.S.

By Emily Zentner | October 23, 2014

Lauren Lee's new territory

See no butterflies, hear no butterflies, speak no butterflies.

| October 22, 2014

Bill Dambrova paints body imaginations

Last Friday, during the Third Friday art walk, MonOrchid hosted local artist Bill Dambrova's solo show "The Body Remembers What We Forgot," on display until November 1.

| October 20, 2014

(Photo Courtesy of Warner Bros. Television)

We need to talk about Joey

For as long as I can remember, “Friends” has always been the show that was not “Seinfeld” when searching through rerun hour (6:30 to 8 p.m.) on an average Tuesday summer night.

By Zane Jennings | October 16, 2014

Phoenix Art Museum exhibit explores what it means to be 'Fashioned in America'

"Fashioned in America" explores the factors that changed the once strictly domestic manufacturing industry into the now global fashion behemoth.

By Olivia Richard | October 14, 2014

The Individual World Poetry Slam takes over Phoenix

The long-awaited Individual World Poetry Slam has finally arrived and it is thriving.

By Aimee Plante | October 10, 2014

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