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Phoenix Art Museum to
explore graffiti and fashion
• Graffiti Art and Fashion
• September 22, 2007 – February 24, 2008
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Phoenix, Arizona
– From its origins as an illegal street activity
to its acceptance among art galleries and
museums, graffiti has developed as an original
visual language. It has an ancient history. From
the political slogans, obscenities and lovelorn
messages on the walls of ancient Pompeii to the
Nazi propaganda writings of WWII and its use as
a way to voice opinions during the student
revolts of the 1960s and 1970s, graffiti has
long served an important role in public
expression. Phoenix Art Museum explores the art
form’s origins and its evolution in fashion and
graphics in its fashion design exhibition
Graffiti Art and Fashion, on view September 22,
2007 – February 24, 2008. |
Reaching a peak in the
mid-1980s, graffiti had become prolific throughout city
streets across the country, on building walls,
neighborhood fences, subway trains and generally any
expanse suitable to act as the canvas. It also had
become highly controversial among government authorities
and the public. A number of these original graffiti
artists have since developed their work in other areas
beyond the street. As a popular art form, graffiti has
been commodified by its close association with hip-hop
music and skate culture, and as a global genre of images
circulated through the Internet. Today, it exerts
powerful influence in art and design.
Graffiti Art and Fashion features early jackets and
clothing painted by original graffiti artists Haze, Cey,
Phade and Lady Pink; artist collaborations, such as that
between Stephen Sprouse and Louis Vuitton, and Keith
Haring and Vivienne Westwood; and high fashion
interpretations of the style by designers Martin
Margiela, Viktor & Rolf, Moschino, Marc Jacobs and
Walter van Bierendonck, among others. Over 20 rare
examples of this colorful and original movement on loan
from artists, stylists and collectors are on view
together for the first time.
Graffiti Art and Fashion – add one
The exhibition is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and
support has been provided by Judy Fox Interiors and
Kelly Zitlow of Suburban Mortgage.
For more information, visit online at PhxArt.org or call
the 24-hour information line at (602) 257-1222.
The classically progressive design of the 203,000 sq.
ft. Phoenix Art Museum integrates art and architecture
with the South¬western landscape, accommodat¬ing large
traveling exhibitions and a collection of over 17,000
works in American, Asian, modern & con¬temporary,
European, Latin American and Western American art, and
fashion design. Visitors also enjoy the Sculpture
Garden, the Thorne Miniature Rooms of historic
interiors, PhxArtKids interactive space for children,
Art Museum Café and The Museum Store. Visitors can learn
more about the Museum’s collection through its
bilingual, random access MP3 audioguide, available at
the admissions desk. The Museum recently opened its $50
million expansion project, which included the addition
of a new glass-enclosed lobby and entry plaza, 4-level
gallery wing, sculpture garden and expanded store.
Museum General Admission & Hours
Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and
full-time students w/ID; $4 children 6-17; and, free for
Museum members and children under age 6. The Museum
general admission is free to all on Tuesday evenings,
3-9pm. The Museum also is open for First Fridays,
6-10pm, with free general admission. Some exhibitions
have special admission fees. Hours: Tuesday, 10am-9pm;
Wednesday-Sunday, 10am-5pm; First Fridays, 6-10pm. Some
exhibitions have special hours. The Museum is closed
Mondays and major holidays. The Museum Store and Art
Museum Café by Arcadia Farms are open during Museum
hours.
Recorded Museum information is available 24 hours at
(602) 257-1222. Visit the Museum’s Web site at
PhxArt.org.
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