Press RoomPhoenix Art Museum presents glass works and mixed-media collages of experimental artist Larry Bell; hosts art talk with featured artist during public opening
Phoenix Art Museum presents glass works and mixed-media collages of experimental artist Larry Bell; hosts art talk with featured artist during public opening
Apr, 11, 2024
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Phoenix Art Museum presents glass works and mixed-media collages of experimental artist Larry Bell; hosts art talk with featured artist during public opening
PHOENIX (April 11, 2024) – This May, Phoenix Art Museum will present Larry Bell: Improvisations, celebrating the artistic achievements of one of the most influential creators to emerge from the Light and Space movement, renowned for glass cubes, large-scale standing walls, and mixed-media collages created using a cutting-edge vacuum deposition technique. The Museum will host the next Creative Saturday, film screenings, artist talks, and much more.
FEATURED EVENT
Art Talk // The Art of Larry Bell May 22 | 6 pm Free for Members | $5 for the general public Presented in Whiteman Hall. Limited capacity. Join us for an engaging dialogue celebrating the six-decade career of renowned experimental artist Larry Bell. This in-depth conversation between Bell and Rachel Zebro, associate curator of collections, will reveal Bell’s illuminating practice working with glass, sculptures, and mixed-media collages. Visitors will be able to witness the artist’s work on view in Larry Bell: Improvisations, the premiere day of the exhibition. Tickets are available for reservation here.
Art Talk is made possible by the generosity of the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs.
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
Larry Bell: Improvisations May 22, 2024 – January 5, 2025 Larry Bell: Improvisations showcases the artistic achievements and career of one of the most influential artists to emerge from the Light and Space movement. The survey explores the progression of Bell’s process from the 1960s through the present day, featuring a wide range of glass cubes, sculptures, large-scale standing walls, and mixed-media collages Bell created using a cutting-edge vacuum deposition technique. The exhibition also premieres one newly commissioned large-scale work—a cubic form representing the mercurial sun, surrounded by clouded glass evocative of the fog of Venice Beach, California.
Larry Bell: Improvisations is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Rachel Sadvary Zebro, associate curator of collections at Phoenix Art Museum. It is made possible through the generosity of Lee and Mike Cohn and Meredith and Charles von Arentschildt. 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.
NOW OPEN
Multiple Realities: Experimental Art in the Eastern Bloc, 1960s–1980s Through September 15, 2024 Multiple Realities: Experimental Art in the Eastern Bloc, 1960-1980s traces how a generation of artists from the Eastern Bloc embraced innovation and interdisciplinary practices to negotiate and confront varying degrees of control and restrictions on how art could be produced, circulated, and experienced.
Multiple Realities: Experimental Art in the Eastern Bloc, 1960s-1980s is organized by the Walker Art Center with major support provided by Martha and Bruce Atwater. Exhibition research was supported by a curatorial fellowship from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The exhibition is curated by Pavel S. Pyś, Curator of Visual Arts and Collections Strategy, at Walker Art Center. Its presentation at Phoenix Art Museum is coordinated by Rachel Sadvary Zebro, associate curator for collections. The presentation of Multiple Realities: Experimental Art in the Eastern Bloc, 1960s-1980s at Phoenix Art Museum is made possible through the generosity of The Opatrny Family Foundation, Joan Cremin, Men’s Arts Council, and Diana and Mark Feldman. 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. In-kind support provided by Kimpton Hotel Palomar Phoenix and KJZZ/KBACH.
Arizona Artist Awards are made possible by the Arlene and Morton Scult Artist Award and the Sally and Richard Lehmann Emerging Artists Award with additional support from Cattryn Somers and Michael Cafiso. Gabriela Muñoz & Jenea Sanchez: Empowered Fronterizx Bodies is organized by Phoenix Art Museum. The exhibition is made possible through the generosity of the Cohn Fund for Arts and Culture, a founding gift of the Phoenix Art Museum Education and Engagement Excellence Fund. The 2023 Lehmann Emerging Artist Awards is organized by Phoenix Art Museum. The exhibition is made possible through the generosity of the Cohn Fund for Arts and Culture, a founding gift of the Phoenix Art Museum Education and Engagement Excellence Fund. 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.
Art Installation // Roadside Attraction: Challenging Reality Now May 1 | 5 – 9 pm Free during Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays More information available soon at phxart.org
Storytime May 2 | 10:30 am Free for Members | Included in general admission for the general public Advance registration recommended. For more information, click here.
Storytime in the Garden is made possible by the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts, The Discount Tire Endowment for Children’s Art Programs, the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs. and Legacy Traditional Schools.
FILM // Now Showing: The Tree of Life May 8 | 6 pm Free for Members | $8 for the general public Presented in Whiteman Hall. Limited capacity. Tickets available for reservation here.
Films@PhxArt is made possible by Fit Via Vi Films.
Creative Saturday May 11 | 10 am – 2 pm Free for Members | Included in general admission for the general public More information available soon at phxart.org
Creative Saturday is made possible by Carolyn Dunkin Schulte Educational Endowment Fund, The Discount Tire Endowment for Children’s Art Programs, William Randolph Hearst Endowment Fund for Educational Programs, and Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts.
LEARN // Contemporary Fashion Books May 18 | Noon Free for Members and the general public Presented in Lemon Art Research Library. More information available soon at phxart.org
Book Club // Eyeliner: A Cultural History May 18 | 1:30 pm Free for Members and the general public Presented in Lemon Art Research Library. More information available soon at phxart.org
FILM // Cold War May 29 | 6 pm Free for Members | $8 for the general public Presented in Whiteman Hall. Limited capacity. More information available soon at phxart.org.
Films@PhxArt is made possible by Fit Via Vi Films
FREE-ACCESS PROGRAMS
Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays Every Wednesday | 3 – 9 pm Voluntary-donation general admission SPECIAL-EXHIBITION TICKETS: $10 for adults | $5 for youth under 17 | FREE for Museum Members and Maricopa County Community College students*
Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays are made possible by SRP and City of Phoenix. *The Maricopa County Community College District program at Phoenix Art Museum (MC3@PAM) is made possible through the generosity of Presenting Sponsor Men’s Arts Council.
Free Admission for Maricopa County Community Colleges Students All Maricopa County Community Colleges students who attend any of the 10 colleges or affiliated skill centers enjoy free general admission to PhxArt, including admission into special-engagement exhibitions. Visitors must present an active student ID at the time of admission.
The Maricopa County Community College District program at Phoenix Art Museum (MC3@PAM) is made possible through the generosity of Presenting Sponsor Men’s Arts Council.
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.
