Press RoomPhoenix Art Museum to host next Lenhardt Lecture and other events in October; Oscar Muñoz: Invisibilia now on view
Phoenix Art Museum to host next Lenhardt Lecture and other events in October; Oscar Muñoz: Invisibilia now on view
Oct, 08, 2021
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Phoenix Art Museum to host next Lenhardt Lecture and other events in October; Oscar Muñoz: Invisibilia now on view
PHOENIX (October 8, 2021) – This October, Phoenix Art Museum will present virtual and in-person events with limited capacity, including the next Lenhardt Lecture featuring New-York based artist Derek Fordjour, a viewing of the 24th annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival, and a telecast of National Theatre Live: Follies.
For a full list of exhibitions on view now at Phoenix Art Museum, visit phxart.org/art/exhibitions/. For information on the Museum’s COVID-19 visitor policies and procedures, click here.
NEW EXHIBITIONS AND INSTALLATIONS
Oscar Muñoz: Invisibilia Now on view in the Katz Wing for Modern Art through January 16, 2022, Oscar Muñoz: Invisibilia is the first retrospective of work by the renowned Colombian artist presented in the United States. Co-organized by Phoenix Art Museum and the Blanton Museum of Art, the major exhibition features approximately 50 hybrid works spanning five decades that splice photographic processes with drawing, printmaking, installation, video, sculpture, and interactive elements. Audiences will experience Muñoz’s early, stark charcoal drawings alongside works from his most evocative series created from the late 1980s through the present day, including site-specific and never-before-exhibited work.
Oscar Muñoz: Invisibilia is co-organized by Phoenix Art Museum and the Blanton Museum of Art. Its Phoenix premiere is made possible through the generosity of The Diane & Bruce Halle Foundation, Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation, The Joan Cremin Exhibition Endowment, and Sicardi | Ayers | Bacino, with additional support from the Museum’s Circles of Support and Museum Members.
Art of the Americas and Europe galleries Refreshed installations in the Art of the Americas and Europe galleries create new conversations between works from the Museum’s European art, art of the Americas, contemporary art, and fashion-design collections. Through eight distinct sections, visitors can discover more about a wide range of topics, including religious iconography, ecstasy in the Christian faith, Impressionism and 18th- and 19th-century Parisian life, the tradition of presenting women in repose, and the legacies of women artists Adélaïde Labille-Guiard and Elisabeth Louise Vigée-LeBrun. Additional featured works include those by Claude Monet, Kehinde Wiley, Julius LeBlanc Stewart, Dame Barbara Hepworth, and many others.
The reinstallation of the Art of the Americas and Europe galleries at Phoenix Art Museum is made possible through the generosity of Focus on European Art, with additional support from the Museum’s Circles of Support and Museum Members.
FEATURED OCTOBER 2021 EVENTS AND EXPERIENCES
Lenhardt Lecture: Derek Fordjour October 27 | 6:30 pm Free for Members and the general public Presented in Whiteman Hall and virtually. Limited in-person seating capacity; face masks are required. Join us in-person and virtually for this year’s Lenhardt Lecture featuring internationally renowned artist Derek Fordjour. Born in Tennessee to parents of Ghanaian heritage, Fordjour creates large-scale works that examine the power, performance, vulnerabilities, and martyrdom inherent in the Black experience. A graduate of Morehouse College with a Master’s degree in art education from Harvard University and an MFA in painting from Hunter College, he has exhibited work in numerous venues, including Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, Nasher Museum of Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Reviews and features on Fordjour’s work have appeared in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair, and Forbes Magazine, among many others. His work is in several private and public collections, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, The Studio Museum in Harlem, Brooklyn Museum, Pérez Art Museum Miami, Whitney Museum of American Art, and Phoenix Art Museum. For more information and to RSVP, click here.
This program is made possible through the Dawn and David Lenhardt Contemporary Art Initiative.
ADDITIONAL OCTOBER 2021 EVENTS
24th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival October 3 | 1 pm $10 for PhxArt Members | $15 for the general public Presented in Whiteman Hall. Limited capacity. Face masks are required. Experience nine unique and riveting stories from around the world presented by MANHATTAN SHORT, the worldwide phenomenon and an annual celebration of short films that was established in 1998 on the streets of New York City. Tickets are available here.
This program is made possible in part by the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts.
Weekly Virtual Mindfulness Sessions October 7, 14, 21 | Noon Free for Members | $5 suggested donation for the public Scientific studies show the art of mindfulness can relieve anxiety, depression, pain, and stress and actually change the way we feel, think, work, and play by opening new pathways in the brain. Presented in collaboration with Hospice of the Valley, this free, 30-minute, at-home mindfulness session promotes living in the present. This session is hosted on Zoom, a video-conference platform. For more information, click here.
National Theatre Live: Follies October 17 | 1 pm $15 for PhxArt Members | $18 for the general public Presented in Whiteman Hall. Limited capacity. Face masks are required. It’s 1971 in New York City. There’s a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre, the day before the iconic building is scheduled to be demolished. It’s been 30 years since the Follies’ final performance, so the girls meet up to have a few drinks, sing a few songs, and lie. Join PhxArt to experience Stephen Sondheim’s legendary musical, directed by Doinic Cooke and filmed live on stage at the National Theatre in 2017. Rated PG-13. Estimated runtime: 2h 45min. Tickets are available here.
This program is made possible in part by the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts.
PhxArt + FilmBar Present: HOUSE OF CARDIN October 20 | 6:30 pm $12 for PhxArt Members and FilmBar Unlimited-ish Members | $15 for the general public Presented in Whiteman Hall. Limited capacity. Face masks are required. A rare peek into the mind of a genius, HOUSE OF CARDIN is an authorized feature documentary chronicling the life of Pierre Cardin and featuring exclusive access to the designer’s archives and empire to tell the story of his glorious career. Not rated. Estimated runtime: 1h 37min. Tickets are available here.
PhxArt + FilmBar Present is made possible in part by the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts.
Virtual Slow Art at Home | Guided Meditation with Phoenix Art Museum October 28 | Noon Free for Members | $5 suggested donation for the public Guided by a Museum educator, this pay-what-you-wish #PhxArtatHome art-based meditation session provides an opportunity to connect with the present moment and create a deeper understanding of a work of art from the Museum’s collection. October’s Slow Art will be presented through Zoom, a video-conference platform. For more information and to RSVP, click here.
FREE-ACCESS TIMES First Friday October 1 | 3 – 7 pmVoluntary-donation general admissionSPECIAL-EXHIBITION TICKETS: $5 for adults | FREE for Museum Members, youth under 18, and veterans/active-duty military* Every First Friday from 3 – 7 pm, Phoenix Art Museum offers voluntary-donation general admission and reduced rates to view special-engagement exhibitions.
*Discounted youth pricing is made possible by a gift from Judy and Bill Goldberg. The Military Access Program at Phoenix Art Museum (MAP@PAM) is made possible through the generosity of Dr. Hong and Doris Ong, Nancy Hanley Eriksson, and Shamrock Foods Foundation.
SPECIAL-EXHIBITION TICKETS: $5 for Adults | FREE for Museum Members, youth under 18, and veterans/active-duty military* From 3 – 7 pm every Wednesday, the Museum offers voluntary-donation general admission and reduced rates to view special-engagement exhibitions.
Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays are made possible by SRP, Wells Fargo, and the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts, with additional support from the Museum’s Circles of Support and Museum Members.
*Discounted youth pricing is made possible by a gift from Judy and Bill Goldberg. The Military Access Program at Phoenix Art Museum (MAP@PAM) is made possible through the generosity of Dr. Hong and Doris Ong, Nancy Hanley Eriksson, and Shamrock Foods Foundation.
VIRTUAL SCHOOL AND ADULT TOURS In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and as in-person, on-site tours for schools and the public remain suspended until further notice, Phoenix Art Museum now offers live Virtual Classroom Visits and Virtual Presentations for Adults to bring art-engagement opportunities to the community.
PhxArt Virtual Classroom Visits Led by Museum Docents, the institution’s corps of volunteer educators, PhxArt Virtual Classroom Visits engage students with various art-related topics that complement classroom curriculum. These live virtual art presentations can be presented on a range of video platforms for a fee of $25 per presentation, with free or reduced-cost Virtual Classroom Visits available for Title-I schools. For more information, click here.
PhxArt Virtual Presentations for Adults PhxArt Virtual Presentations for Adults are available for both community-serving institutions and private groups of 10 adults or more. Led by Museum Docents, these live, image-based presentations explore various themes related to the Museum’s collection of more than 20,000 artworks from around the world, creating opportunities for meaningful peer interaction and engagement. For more information, click here.
PHXARTIST SPOTLIGHTS Presented by Phoenix Art Museum, PhxArtist Spotlight is a monthly series that explores what inspires and motivates Valley creatives, while leveraging the Museum’s reach in its community to support and expand awareness of working artists, many of whom have been deeply impacted by the economic effects of COVID-19. Each month, the Museum highlights a different artist working in Arizona, posting a Q&A with the artist and images of their work on the Museum’s Instagram and Facebook channels and on the Museum’s bilingual blog. The artist is also highlighted in a monthly email sent to Museum Members, Circles of Support donors, and a subscriber list of more than 65,000 followers.For more information on the series, click here. For recent spotlights on Ann Tracy, Joan Collins, and Nicole Olson, click here.
About Phoenix Art Museum
Since 1959, Phoenix Art Museum has provided millions of guests with access to world-class art and experiences in an effort to ignite imaginations, create meaningful connections, and serve as a brave space for all people who wish to experience the transformative power of art. Located in Phoenix’s Central Corridor, the Museum is a vibrant destination for the visual arts and the largest art museum in the southwestern United States. Each year, more than 300,000 guests engage with critically acclaimed national and international exhibitions and the Museum’s collection of more than 20,000 works of American and Western American, Asian, European, Latin American, modern and contemporary art, and fashion design. The Museum also presents a comprehensive film program, live performances, and educational programs designed for visitors of all ages, along with vibrant photography exhibitions made possible through the Museum’s landmark partnership with the Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona. To learn more about Phoenix Art Museum, visit phxart.org, or call 602.257.1880.
