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Top five sights: Coachella Weekend Two

The second weekend of Coachella brought many amazing performances to attendees of the festival in Indio, California. Here are five of the best moments and experiences of Coachella.

| April 21, 2014

New exhibit at art museum covers all eras

"Hollywood Costume" offers more than 100 costumes from iconic movie roles that span from the 1920s to current day.

| April 17, 2014

'Look & Listen' promises to engage the senses

The new Herberger gallery exhibit features work inspired by music.

| April 15, 2014

Slow Art Day encourages Valley residents to stop, appreciate art

April 12 was a day for people all over the world to slow down, take a minute and appreciate art.

| April 13, 2014

Urban Sol rejuvenates the spirit of dance at ASU

The urban dance community will get the chance to showcase their work this Friday at ASU.

By Stephanie Tate | April 3, 2014

Tempe Festival of the Arts returns to Mill

The 37th bi-annual Tempe Festival of the Arts will kick off this weekend with multiple local art vendors and organizations.

| March 26, 2014

Find frivolous intrigue in the Rococo period

“They’re Singing Ro…co…co, Ro…co…co, Rococo” Excuse me for my awkward Arcade Fire reference, but every time I see this period in art, that song pops into my head. Rococo, aside from being Arcade Fire’s muse, is also my most favorite period of art history.

By Monique Tran | March 26, 2014

Panel unveils the transformative impact of socially engaged art

Art can be a bridge over troubled waters, or the storm behind the waves.

| March 18, 2014

St. Vincent will get weird at the Orpheum

St. Vincent's Digital Witness Tour comes to Phoenix in support of her fourth solo album.

By Tyler Griffin | March 18, 2014

Video: Color Canalscape

High school and ASU students made art-themed projects, which aim to improve Phoenix canals.

By Vianka Villa | March 13, 2014

If It Ain’t Baroque, Don’t Fix It: Part 2

English, Spanish and French Baroque

By Monique Tran | March 6, 2014

NannyVan brings domestic workers' rights to ASU

The ASU Art Museum hosted a unique, social movement: a bright orange van that doubles as a studio all in the name of domestic worker's rights.

| March 5, 2014

If It Ain't Baroque, Don't Fix It

Baroque (1600-1750) was an art movement that came after the Renaissance. It took techniques like realism and chiaroscuro and combined them with the intense drama and emotion of the Mannerists (a group of artists that chose to deviate from the harmony and perfection of the Renaissance). Because Baroque combines Renaissance and the Mannerist ideals, it yielded some of the most ostentatious and ornate pieces of art.

By Monique Tran | March 5, 2014