Here at New Times, we’ve covered the ever-living shit out of artist James Turrell’s skyspace viewing chamber Knight Rise at SMoCA. Don’t believe us? Scroll up and punch “Turrell” into the search box. We’ve pimped it for good reason. It’s one of the best places in the state . …
I get the feeling I’ve been pushing some early morning events on you lately and I apologize for that, I really do. But it’s summer and unless you want to go outside in devil weather, you have the choice of late evenings or early mornings for your outings (although this…
Sometimes, we just like to pay a little attention to the regular folks in town. So rather than heading to a big event with all the scenester kids wearing their flashiest crap, we decided to check out a relatively new spot in the downtown Phoenix drinking rotation.The Turf is just…
While reading this blog, please keep these catchphrases in mind:”Fake it ’til you make it.””Imitation is the highest form of flattery.””Originality is overrated.””Your living room could use some decorating.”Okay, I added that last one. I’m just trying to show that something like Phoenix Art Museum’s Archival Print Collection can work…
Yes, our state’s art budgets are in trouble – big time. But don’t panic yet. Keep cool, keep calm and keep your head because we need you out there, soldier!There’s still time to help and you can make a difference in just a few minutes without having to reach for…
Hard to believe, but there was a time when an artist from New York meant about as much to the art world as a creative type from Phoenix means to it today. Burn. Seriously, though, before the world wars, if you weren’t a painter in Paris, you really had no…
If you’re new to Arty Girl, you won’t be annoyed by this blog. If you’ve been following Arty Girl, on the other hand, you might be turned off by my incessant need to write about the James Turrell Skyspace at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art.I can’t help it. It’s an…
If you’re in the arts, good luck trying to make a dollar. With any experience, you’ll learn the real currency of the creative world is relevancy. But without dollars or bank accounts, how can one tell their net worth?One indicator is having enough demand for your goods (whatever that may…
Don’t let that shoddy photoshop job fool you…this might be pretty neat.One of the biggest complaints I hear about Phoenix is its nasty little habit of going Godzilla on old buildings and replacing them with stuccoed generic strip malls. I love you, Phoenix, and you know I am always the…
Oh, First Friday…while I enjoy writing about the stuff on Roosevelt Row and Grand Ave, sometimes it just feels like the easy way out. That’s why I like to take you a little bit off the beaten path.I guess I’m just a girl who likes to keep her options open.So…
We love it when “urban” is used to describe art. Our decoder ring says it’s a soft and very PC way of saying the works include racial themes. Such is the case for local painter Alyisse Tramel (a.k.a. Isse Fresh), who references African-American icons like Martin Luther King Jr., Richard…
We love it when “urban” is used to describe art. Our decoder ring says it’s a soft and very PC way of saying the works include racial themes. Such is the case for local painter Alyisse Tramel (a.k.a. Isse Fresh), who references African-American icons like Martin Luther King Jr., Richard…
They always say “write what you know”. I think I’ll take the liberty to change that saying to “make what you know”. Consider it my gift to the world (and it works for this blog, so there ya go).Anyway, “make what you know” comes to mind when I see the…
Just when we thought our weekend was going to be boring, we got a last minute text from DJ Anthony Hart about an art show downtown. God bless technology. And what a relief it was to see an open gallery on a night other that a First or Third Friday…
Okay, folks. I’m going to blog about the Echelman piece. I know, I know…again????I realize I’ve covered the ever living being out of this sculpture, but, I also feel I’m justified to give it just a liiiittle more attention.This Friday, June 5th, put your thinking caps on for the “Civic…
There are a lot of bored people out there right now. I’m talking about the unemployed, of course (although audiences of the new Terminator movie might fit the category as well – just my opinion).Without work, one becomes under-stimulated, restless and anxious. And if you happen to be an unemployed…
In keeping with our postmodern or post postmodern (depending on your preference) world in which one must surrender to the idea of constantly referencing, well, everything that has already existed, it’s only inevitable that I, Arty Girl, would come full circle and blog about preexisting blogs.First up, remember this? It’s…
Star Swim and Adult Swim, two of the most popular pool parties from last summer have really amped up their game. Walk into the lobby of the Wyndham Hotel where they are both booked for the rest of the summer and prepare to be shocked as the posh interior lets…
Okay, so the economy took a great big dump and we’re all shakin’ in our boots, right?I suppose the good news is, there’s always someone worse off than you. Just think of the artists. They were “starving” even during the roaring 90’s.Without our artists and the organizations that support their…
When I was a kid, I couldn’t survive a summer here without discovering some kind of new craft to get my hands tangled in. There was the summer of watercolors, origami, Fimo clay, puffy paint…name any craft for kids that got popular in the early 90’s and you can bet…
Walk through SMoCA’s “Seriously Funny” exhibition and you’ll be entertained. But don’t expect every piece to make you, um, lol. At first, I was disappointed with the show. I naively thought the collection would make me cackle. But this exhibition is seriously funny — not just funny. And once I…
You don’t need a thermometer to tell it’s summertime. Just look at the kids. They’ve got dry, crackling skin dusted with funky chlorine residue, green hair, bloodshot eyes, and hooves for feet from walking barefoot. This can only mean one thing: It’s time for another season of wet fun in…
