Modern and Contemporary Art Archives - Phoenix Art Museum https://phxart.org/exhibition_category/modern-contemporary-art/ Art, Culture, Film in Downtown Phoenix, AZ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:29:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://phxart.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/PAM-Favicon.png Modern and Contemporary Art Archives - Phoenix Art Museum https://phxart.org/exhibition_category/modern-contemporary-art/ 32 32 Modern Treads: The Discount Tire Poster Collection https://phxart.org/exhibition/modern-treads-the-discount-tire-poster-collection/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:53:30 +0000 https://phxart.org/?post_type=exhibition&p=35305 Modern Treads: The Discount Tire Poster Collection presents 15 oversized posters from approximately 1900 to 1930 that celebrate industrial innovation and the growing popularity of the automobile.

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]]> Modern Treads: The Discount Tire Poster Collection presents 15 oversized posters from approximately 1900 to 1930 that celebrate industrial innovation and the growing popularity of the automobile.

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]]> 2025 Arizona Artist Awards https://phxart.org/exhibition/2025-arizona-artist-awards/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:16:22 +0000 https://phxart.org/?post_type=exhibition&p=35299 Featured works by Arizona-based contemporary artists Alice Leora Briggs, Chris Ignacio and Jan Talmadge Davids explore themes of humanity, identity, and fragility.

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]]> Featured works by Arizona-based contemporary artists Alice Leora Briggs, Chris Ignacio and Jan Talmadge Davids explore themes of humanity, identity, and fragility.

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]]> Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller: The Instrument of Troubled Dreams https://phxart.org/exhibition/janet-cardiff-and-george-bures-miller-the-instrument-of-troubled-dreams/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:06:12 +0000 https://phxart.org/?post_type=exhibition&p=35058 Experience Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller’s acclaimed interactive audio installation, on view in Arizona for the first time.

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]]> Experience Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller’s acclaimed interactive audio installation, on view in Arizona for the first time.

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]]> The Collection: Keith Haring https://phxart.org/exhibition/keith-haring/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 22:40:45 +0000 https://phxart.org/?post_type=exhibition&p=29960 The Collection: Keith Haring celebrates the impactful relationship between the Pop artist and Phoenix Art Museum in the 1980s.

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]]> The Collection: Keith Haring celebrates the impactful relationship between the Pop artist and Phoenix Art Museum in the 1980s.

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]]> Carlos Amorales: Black Cloud https://phxart.org/exhibition/carlos-amorales-black-cloud/ Thu, 17 Oct 2024 15:36:04 +0000 https://phxart.org/?post_type=exhibition&p=29908 Inspired by the annual migration of monarch butterflies from Canada to Mexico, Black Cloud features a “swarm” of paper moths that swarm through museum spaces, rising to envelop the viewer.

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]]> Inspired by the annual migration of monarch butterflies from Canada to Mexico, Black Cloud features a “swarm” of paper moths that swarm through museum spaces, rising to envelop the viewer.

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]]> The Collection: 1960 – Now https://phxart.org/exhibition/1960-now/ Tue, 16 Jul 2024 23:43:26 +0000 https://phxart.org/?post_type=exhibition&p=29160 The Collection: 1960 – Now challenges canonical narratives in art history, presenting works from PhxArt’s modern and contemporary art collection in conversation with works by Arizona-based artists.

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]]> The Collection: 1960 – Now challenges canonical narratives in art history, presenting works from PhxArt’s modern and contemporary art collection in conversation with works by Arizona-based artists.

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]]> 2024 Arizona Artist Awards https://phxart.org/exhibition/2024-arizona-artist-awards/ Thu, 27 Jun 2024 20:47:50 +0000 https://phxart.org/?post_type=exhibition&p=29094 Featured works by Arizona-based contemporary artists Safwat Saleem, Elizabeth Z. Pineda, and Omar Soto explore themes of migration, identity and displacement.

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]]> Featured works by Arizona-based contemporary artists Safwat Saleem, Elizabeth Z. Pineda, and Omar Soto explore themes of migration, identity and displacement.

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]]> Charles Gaines: Numbers and Trees (Arizona Series) https://phxart.org/exhibition/charles-gaines-numbers-trees/ Wed, 08 May 2024 13:00:51 +0000 https://phxart.org/?post_type=exhibition&p=28568 A preeminent figure in conceptual art, Charles Gaines is widely known for converting images and text-based documents into numerical structures, musical notations, and other sign systems through rigorous translation mechanisms.

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]]> A preeminent figure in conceptual art, Charles Gaines is widely known for converting images and text-based documents into numerical structures, musical notations, and other sign systems through rigorous translation mechanisms.

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]]> Charles Gaines: 1992–2023 https://phxart.org/exhibition/charles-gaines/ Wed, 08 May 2024 13:00:28 +0000 https://phxart.org/exhibition/pink-copy/ A preeminent figure in conceptual art, Charles Gaines is widely known for converting images and text-based documents into numerical structures, musical notations, and other sign systems through rigorous translation mechanisms.

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]]> A preeminent figure in conceptual art, Charles Gaines is widely known for converting images and text-based documents into numerical structures, musical notations, and other sign systems through rigorous translation mechanisms.

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]]> Larry Bell: Improvisations https://phxart.org/exhibition/larrybell/ Sat, 10 Feb 2024 20:51:44 +0000 https://phxart.org/exhibition/pink-copy/ Larry Bell: Improvisations showcases glass sculptures and collage works by one of the most influential artists to emerge from the Light and Space movement.

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]]> Larry Bell: Improvisations showcases glass sculptures and collage works by one of the most influential artists to emerge from the Light and Space movement.

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