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.
CLOSING SOON
Freedom Must Be Lived: Marion Palfi’s America, 1940-1978 Closing January 2, 2022, Freedom Must Be Lived: Marion Palfi’s America, 1940–1978surveys and resurrects the work of a woman photographer who produced an important visual document of 20th-century American injustice. The exhibition features more than 75 photographic prints by Marion Palfi, a German immigrant to the United States during World War II and a self-described “social-research photographer.” These works, along with numerous archival materials, including photobooks, magazine spreads, research journals, and grant applications, are all drawn exclusively from the Center for Creative Photography’s vast Marion Palfi Archive, and many have never before been exhibited or published. With its broad range of prints and materials, Freedom Must Be Lived represents an unprecedented opportunity to draw new insights into Palfi’s work, which helped to increase awareness of racial and social inequality and inequity in the United States.
Freedom Must Be Lived: Marion Palfi’s America, 1940–1978 is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and the Center for Creative Photography. It is made possible through the generosity of the John R. and Doris Norton Center for Creative Photography Endowment Fund, The Opatrny Family Foundation, and Sue and Bud Selig, with additional support from the Museum’s Circles of Support and Museum Members.
Oscar Muñoz: Invisibilia Closing 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 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.
OPENING SOON
Farewell Photography: The Hitachi Collection of Postwar Japanese Photographs, 1961-1989 January 19 – June 26, 2022 Following World War II, as Japan emerged from the lingering shadow of U.S. military occupation (1945-1952), contemporary Japanese photographers undertook an aggressive reassessment of the photographic medium, breaking from photojournalism’s norms of objective description and instead adopting a radically expressive, subjective, and critical approach: are-bure-boke (literally translated to “rough, blurred, and out-of-focus”). In 1988 and 1990, through grants from the Hitachi Corporation, the Center for Creative Photography (CCP) acquired 87 works by 19 of these photographers, including Daidō Moriyama, Masahisa Fukase, Miyako Ishiuchi, and Eikoh Hosoe, all of whom promoted the new, gritty aesthetic. Farewell Photography: The Hitachi Collection of Postwar Japanese Photographs, 1961-1989 displays all 87 of these prints from CCP’s collection together for the first time since they were acquired.
Farewell Photography: The Hitachi Collection of Postwar Japanese Photographs, 1961-1989 is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and the Center for Creative Photography. It is made possible through the generosity of the John R. and Doris Norton Center for Creative Photography Endowment Fund, with additional support from the Museum’s Circles of Support and Museum Members.
ON VIEW NOW
Legacy of Ceylon: Art and Photography of Sri Lanka Through April 24, 2022 Legacy of Ceylon: Art and Photography of Sri Lankaoffers an unparalleled opportunity to view a selection of rare and outstanding Sri Lankan artworks, many of which have never before been publicly exhibited. Spanning 1,000 years, the exhibition showcases more than 50 works from the Museum’s dynamic collection of Sri Lankan art, including vibrant textiles and technically refined and large solid-bronze sculptures. Legacy of Ceylon also debuts newly discovered black-and-white photographs of mid-20th-century life on the island nation.
Legacy of Ceylon: Art and Photography of Sri Lanka is organized by Phoenix Art Museum. It is made possible through the generosity of the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, with additional support from the Museum’s Circles of Support and Museum Members.
Generation Paper: Fast Fashion of the 1960s December 18, 2021 – July 17, 2022 During the 1960s, paper dresses never before seen in contemporary fashion took the world by storm when Scott Paper Company launched an ingenious marketing campaign—an early forerunner of viral marketing strategies—to promote Dura-Weve, the textile featured in their then-new disposable tableware line. With the idea that paper dresses were the future, other companies like Mars of Asheville joined the excitement and were soon selling 80,000 dresses per week.
Generation Paper: Fast Fashion of the 1960sexplores the paper-fashion phenomenon of the era through more than 80 rare garments and accessories selected entirely from the Museum’s fashion-design collection—home to one of the leading collections of paper fashion in the United States. Featured works include dresses, bikinis, skirts, hats, jumpsuits, rompers, beach cover-ups, and more made from paper, plastic, laminate, and other disposable materials.
Generation Paper: Fast Fashion of the 1960s is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and made possible through the generosity of Arizona Costume Institute, The Ellman Foundation, and Stephen and Gail Rineberg, with additional support from the Museum’s Circles of Support and Museum Members.
EXCLUSIVE MEMBER OFFER In celebration of Landscapes of Extraction: The Art of Mining in the American West and the Arizona Opera production The Copper Queen Film, PhxArt and Arizona Opera are thrilledto offer special admission discounts this winter!Through March 6, PhxArt Members are eligible for a $5 discount when purchasing The Copper Queen Film, presented by AZ Opera. Simply enter the code PHXAZO21 when purchasing The Copper Queen Film on Arizona Opera OnDemand.
Are you an Arizona Opera ticket holder? When you attend Carmen (January 28-30, 2022) or A Little Night Music (March 4-6, 2022),” be sure to save your ticket and present it on your next visit to Phoenix Art Museum to be eligible for a $3 discount on Museum general admission! This includes access to our special-engagement exhibition, Landscapes of Extraction, on view through March 6, 2022.
JANUARY 2022 EVENTS Weekly Virtual Mindfulness Sessions January 6, 13, 20, 27| 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 live on Zoom, a video-conference platform. For more information, click here.
PhxArt + FilmBar Present: Anthropocene: The Human Epoch January 19 | 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. Anthropocene: The Human Epoch follows the research of an international body of scientists, the Anthropocene Working Group who, after nearly 10 years of research, are arguing that the Holocene Epoch gave way to the Anthropocene Epoch in the mid-twentieth century. The feature documentary witnesses a critical moment in geological history – bringing a provocative and unforgettable glimpse into the breadth and scope of our species’ impact on the planet. The documentary is made by Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier and Edward Burtynsky, one of the artists in Landscapes of Extraction: The Art of Mining in the American West. Not rated. Estimated runtime: 1hr 27min. Tickets are available here.
PhxArt + FilmBar Present is made possible in part by the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts.
FREE-ACCESS TIMES First Friday January 7 | 3 – 7 pm Voluntary-donation general admission SPECIAL-EXHIBITION TICKETS: $5 for adults | FREE for Museum Members 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.
*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.
Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays Every Wednesday | 3 – 7 pm Voluntary-donation general admission SPECIAL-EXHIBITION TICKETS: $5 for Adults | FREE for Museum Members 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 and the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts, with additional support from the Museum’s Circles of Support and Museum Members.
*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 remain suspended until further notice, Phoenix Art Museum now offers live Virtual Classroom Visits. The Museum also offers 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 Jerome Myers and Daniel Mariotti, 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.
