Two tragedies are unexpectedly brought together in a gigantic installation by Los Angeles artist Ali Silverstein at MOCA Tucson.
By Margaret Regan
Dec 5, 2019
Right at the front of the Davis Dominguez gallery is an exhilarating sculpture by Tucson’s Barbara Jo. A curving female-esque figure 6 feet tall, “Whirl” is wrapped in a stretch of green copper that defiantly swings outward, just as Victory’s wings do.
By Margaret Regan
Nov 28, 2019
From the 1960s right up to this minute, Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer David Hume Kennerly has used his camera to capture a who’s who of political leaders.
By Margaret Regan
Nov 21, 2019
“No Place,” a largescale oil painting by Paula Crawford, is a highlight of Take Nothing for Granted, a large group show at Pima College’s Bernal Gallery that also features pieces by Kate Breakey, Danny Lyon, Jenny Day, Ernesto Esquiver, Ellen McMahon and others.
By Margaret Regan
Nov 14, 2019
Marcus-Orlen, a long-time local painter, has always been a consummate colorist and a magical realist, making oils on canvas that dazzle the eye and the imagination.
By Margaret Regan
Nov 7, 2019
This weekend kicks off the annual Open Studio Tour, as well as a swirl of activities related to Día de los Muertos, the Mexican—and southwestern—holiday honoring the dead. Here’s a quick list.
By Margaret Regan
Oct 31, 2019
Playwright Lauren Gunderson's prolific pen did not falter in writing Silent Sky, currently on stage at Arizona Theatre Company. Silent Sky is the story of 19th-century female astronomer Henrietta Leavitt.
By Marguerite Saxton, Taming of the Review
Oct 31, 2019
Five Movements will be a highlight of Ballet Tucson’s fall concert next week. The show also features In the Mood, a new big band work by choreographer Mark Schneider for the whole company, and a reprise of Jekyll & Hyde, created by the company’s Chieko Imada and Cabana.
By Margaret Regan
Oct 24, 2019
The Scoundrel & Scamp’s adaptation of the novel The Little Prince, translated by Claire Marie Mannle, and adapted and directed by Holly Griffith, delivers everything I so love about this book.
By Chloe Loos, Taming of the Review
Oct 24, 2019
For those of you who want to know more about Silent Sky: If you loved Hidden Figures, this is a similar story.
By Sean Daniels
Oct 24, 2019
Accomplice, written by Rupert Holmes, is a whodunnit shell game that switches intended victims and motivated murderers at every turn. Just when you think you know who is doing what to whom, the tables turn and a new scenario and context are introduced.
By Gretchen Wirges
Oct 17, 2019
Two new exhibits, “DeGrazia Paints the Jungle” and “DeGrazia Downtown,” feature never-before-seen paintings by Tucson artist Ted DeGrazia.
By Jeff Gardner
Oct 10, 2019
The late Tucson architect Judith Chafee’s day of recognition has arrived. One of the best architects Tucson has ever had, Chafee made beautiful houses simultaneously filled with light and protected from the harsh desert sun.
By Margaret Regan
Oct 3, 2019
Learn about all 45 of the cool events on modern architecture and design happening in town from Oct. 4 to 13. Be sure to buy your tickets—and RSVP for free events—ahead of time on the website. Some popular events are already sold out.
By Margaret Regan
Oct 3, 2019
Artistic Benevolence, is a dazzling suite of 15 oversized paintings, mostly in colored ink on paper. Bold and stripped down—like brothers Gabriel and Isaac Fortoul's outdoor murals—the works picture simple figures, drawn in black lines and colored a flat white.
By Margaret Regan
Sep 26, 2019
America is suffering through an openly racist period right now, but the forgotten histories of African Americans are finally being told, by scholars, by journalists—and by artists, like the team that brought us The Royale. And new ATC director Sean Daniels deserves kudos for choosing this provocative play as the first show of his tenure.
By Margaret Regan
Sep 19, 2019
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