Calendar of Events: Art Exhibits

Andy Warhol: Who, What, Where   (Phoenix, Arizona)

Andy Warhol's black and white photographs in this exhibition reveal the people, things and places that spontaneously captured his attention and fed his larger body of work. The legendary artist used photographs throughout his silkscreen paintings, drawings and prints.

The ASU Art Museum received 155 Polaroid photographs and gelatin silver prints from The Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program, which donated more than 28,500 works to educational institutions across the United States. For more information: www.warholfoundation.org/legacy/biography.html

Retha Walden Gambaro: Attitudes of Prayer   (Phoenix, Arizona)

Experience the power of contemplation and meditation through the compelling sculpture of Creek artist Retha Walden Gambaro. This award-winning sculptor did not begin her stellar career until age 52, yet she has captured the hearts of collectors and institutions up and down the East Coast. This is believed to be the first exhibit for Gambaro west of the Mississippi.

Gambaro works in stone, transferring her work into bronze through the lost-wax process. Her evocative work has won her numerous awards, including the Take Pride in America Award, awarded by the State of Virginia for her exhibit Where Legends Live: Showcase of Native American Art, and Best of Show awards at art events including the Art League of Northern Virginia.

Theatre de la Mode   (Phoenix, Arizona)

In 1945, France celebrated victory at the end of World War II, but it faced an urgent economic dilemma. After four years of German occupation, every possible commodity was in short supply. The French fashion industry, eager to raise funds for war relief as well as to rekindle its stature at home and abroad, conceived of Théâtre de la Mode – fashion collections on miniature mannequins placed within elaborate stage sets.

Théâtre de la Mode debuted in Paris and attracted nearly 100,000 visitors. The show then traveled to London, Leeds, Barcelona, Stockholm, Copenhagen and Vienna. In 1946, Théâtre de la Mode visited New York and finally San Francisco. Upon the completion of the worldwide tour, the jewelry was returned to Paris, but the costumed mannequins and accessories remained in San Francisco. Through the efforts of art patron Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, Maryhill Museum of Art in Goldendale, Washington, acquired the mannequins in 1952. However, the original sets were lost or destroyed.

In 1988, the mannequins traveled to Paris's Musée des Arts de la Mode, where they underwent extensive documentation and restoration. The original designers helped recreate nine of the 12 sets for a new world tour. The installation at Phoenix Art Museum features three of the original scenes from the historic collection on loan from the Maryhill Museum including La grotte enchantée (The Enchanted Grotto), Le jardin merveilleux (The Marvelous Garden) and Le Palais-Royal (The Royal Palace).

Modern Mexican Painting from the Andres Blaisten Collection   (Phoenix, Arizona)

Drawn from the world's most significant private collection of Mexican art, the exhibition presents a visually stunning, definitive look at Mexican art created between 1910 and 1950.

Making its U.S. debut at Phoenix Art Museum, Modern Mexican Painting from the Andrés Blaisten Collection reveals a monumental time of artistic renaissance of Mexico's leading artists including Diego Rivera, Rufino Tamayo and José Clemente Orozco.