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PhxArt Bookclub

Wednesday September 2, 2026 | 6:30 pm

Temple of Love By Rick Owens

Explore Rick Owens’s dark, avant-garde vision through the first critical appraisal of his nearly three-decade career. Presented in connection with Colorwear and the Lemon Art Research Library’s fashion collection.

Wednesday October 7, 2026 | 6:30 pm

Abecedario De Juárez: An Illustrated Lexicon By Julian Cardona And Alice Leora Briggs

Join co-author and illustrator Alice Lenora Briggs, 2025 Arizona Artist Award winner, for a discussion exploring the language of Juárez. Drawn from interviews, media accounts, and street conversations, its words, slang, and illustrations capture the brutal language of Juárez, creating a linguistic portrait of the city and its violence.

Wednesday November 4, 2026 | 6:30 pm

L.A. Confidential By James Ellroy

In conjunction with PhxArt’s Color of Noir film series, we’re reading James Ellroy’s iconic hard-boiled epic L.A. Confidential. Set in 1950s Hollywood, the story revolves around three members of the LAPD who are investigating a grisly mass murder in an all-night diner. In classic noir form, the line quickly blurs between good and bad.

Wednesday December 2, 2026 | 6:30 pm

The Vegetarian By Han Kang

This fall, PhxArt presents a major retrospective of renowned South Korean artist Kim Chong Hak, whose acclaimed work focuses on nature and landscapes. The Vegetarian, by Nobel Prizewinning author Han Kang, is an intense, hypnotic novel about the psychological unraveling of a woman who commits to vegetarianism against her family’s wishes and highly carnivorous culture.

Senior PhxArt Bookclub

Thursday September 17, 2026 | 10:30 am

A Perfect Red By Amy Butler Greenfield
A Perfect Red tells the fascinating true story of cochineal, the brilliant red dye that transformed European textiles and became a coveted secret of the Spanish Empire.

Thursday October 15, 2026 | 10:30 am

Kusama: The Graphic Novel By Elisa Macellari

International icon Yayoi Kusama, maker of PhxArt favorite Fireflies Infinity Mirror Room, journeyed from rural Japan to the top of the art world. This graphic novel explores her remarkable life through vivid, psychedelic illustrations.

Thursday November 19, 2026 | 10:30 am

The Creative Act By Rick Rubin

Rick Rubin is one of the music industry’s most iconic executives and producers, and in this book, he shares his take on the concept of creativity.

Thursday December 17, 2026 | 10:30 am

The Monuments Men By Robert M. Edsel With Bret Witter

A #1 New York Times bestselling real-life tale set during World War II, about a small special forces group of American and British museum directors, curators, art historians, and others called the Monuments Men. They risked their lives across Europe to rescue invaluable art from the Nazis.

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The Lemon Art Research Library is free and open to the public, but as a research library, please note that library materials cannot leave the library and are not available for checkout. The library is a non-circulating affiliate location of the Phoenix Public Library system.