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DTPR JULY THROUGH AUGUST 2025 / COVER STORY
**PHOENIX ART MUSEUM**
Unlock Your Summer of Art: Introducing
PhxArt + Sol!
Exhibit Photography by: La Belle Social Media
The Phoenix Art Museum prides itself on “being
the place to discover and experience art, even
during record-breaking summers,” which is why
they’ve created the new, limited-time PhxArt + Sol
Pass!
For just $75, unlock unlimited* general admission
access to Phoenix Art Museum for two adults +
youth under 17 beginning today through August
31, 2025. Wander the exhibitions from old art to
new, explore the diversity of their collections, and
stay cool all season long.
https://phxart.org/summer-access-pass/
FEATURED EXHIBITION: THE WORLD
OF ANNA SUI
Let it not be said the kids won’t enjoy and understand.
We recently attended the Anna Sui exhibition, and
from fashion to faux jewels, makeup to shoes - she is
an iconic influencer of the past few decades. In this
exhibition, her closet has been opened to us. Stroll
room to room, or take a Birdseye view of the gallery
from a quick ride up the studio-sized elevator to the
second floor. You will recognise her imprint from the
covers of Burberry to the Kurt Cobain-printed wall-
paper. Experience the rock-and-roll-inspired fashions
of Anna Sui from the personal archive of the iconic
American designer. See more here:
https://phxart.org/exhibition/the-world-of-anna-sui/
Years ago, in this same hall, my dear friend artist
Amanda Adkins and I, along with our partners
Shaun Chan Shulman and Greg Bernstein, explored
the equally larger than life and modern street stories
represented in another way, by “Mr.” From the
museum’s website: “Mr.: You Can Hear the Song
of This Town … (showcases) the imaginative and
visually complex works of contemporary Japanese
artist Mr. A self-described member of the otaku
subculture—characterised by obsessive interests
in anime, manga, and reclusion into virtual fantasy
worlds—Mr. creates feverish, graffiti-inspired
paintings and cartoon-like sculptures, installations,
and video works that combine high and low culture
to examine themes of desire, fantasy, and trauma
within Japanese society and among a global
audience obsessed with social media.” For the
virtual museum-wanderer, you can still see snip-
pets of the show in its online archive:
https://phxart.org/exhibition/mr/
And for more virtual art gazing visit Amanda’s work:
https://www.amandaadkinsart.com/
Sui for Burberry
“Tribal Cityscapes”
The World of Anna Sui
“Style”
The World of Anna Sui
“Hippie Nomadic”
The World of Anna Sui