ABOUT THE INSTALLATION
The Collection: 1960 – Now showcases large-scale paintings, sculpture, installations, digital and new media works, assemblages, and more that explore materiality and the modern evolution of self-expression, with a specific focus on artists who have been historically overlooked, including women and artists of color. The installation is organized in thematic groupings that consider how artists across generations expand and unravel the histories of 20th-century art movements such as Abstract Expressionism, Light and Space, Transcendentalism, Pop, Minimalism, and Conceptual art. Featured artists from the PhxArt Collection include Siah Armajani, Emily Cheng, Helen Frankenthaler, Betsabeé Romero, Pia Camil, and Mike Kelley, among others. The installation also highlights recent acquisitions and premieres a new site-specific work—Number 411 (2024)—by Leonardo Drew, recently acquired into the Museum’s collection through the generosity of Men’s Arts Council and The Opatrny Family Foundation.
(Above): Thomas Struth, Pergamon Museum I, Berlin, 2001. C-print. Museum purchase with funds provided by The Levitt Family, in honor of Norman and Betty Levitt, and Contemporary Forum. (Header): Jamaal Peterman, Rise and Shine, 2020. Oil, vinyl, glitter, and sand on canvas. Gift of John and Susan Horseman
1960 – Now additionally showcases works by Arizona-based artists Beth Ames Swartz, Annie Lopez, Gloria Martinez-Granados, Estephania Gonzales, Lily Reeves, Rotraut Klein-Moquay, and more, revealing hidden histories and connections between artists across time and space that reshape art historical narratives.
Emily Cheng, Vortex, 2013. Flashe vinyl synthetic paint on canvas. Gift of John and Susan Horseman
EXHIBITION SPONSORS
The Collection: 1960 – Now is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Christian Ramírez, the Cohn Assistant Curator of Contemporary and Community Art Initiatives, Olga Viso, Selig Family Chief Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs, and Rachel Sadvary Zebro, Associate Curator of Collections, with Destiny Montoya, Association of Art Museum Directors Curatorial Intern.
All exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum are underwritten by the Phoenix Art Museum Exhibition Excellence Fund, founded by The Opatrny Family Foundation with additional major support provided by Joan Cremin.
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