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FIOR I Chihuly’s Fiori (Italian for “flower”) demonstrate the artist’s penchant for organic, free flowing forms that evoke the natural world.
Dale Chihuly returns to the Sonoran Desert with a stunning new exhibition at two of Arizona’s most iconic venues, Desert Botanical Garden and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West. Combining art, architecture and nature
GARD E N GO LI KE A PRO Five thematic trails to explore, each color-coded on your trail map.
— Dale Chihuly, Desert Fiori, 2021, Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix. © 2022 Chihuly Studio. All rights reserved.
Chihuly in the Desert is set against majestic saguaros, the striking Papago
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buttes and a World Heritage site.
More than 1,500 pieces of glass are used to create these monumental and daring installations. — Dale Chihuly, Sol del Citrón, 2014, Desert Botanical Garden,
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Phoenix, Arizona © 2022 Chihuly Studio. All rights reserved.
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Chihuly first filled boats with glass in 1995 while experimenting tossing glass forms into a river. Inspired by how they looked once collected, he has continued to revisit this installation concept ever since. — Dale Chihuly, Fiori Boat, 2018 Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, installed 2021 © 2022 Chihuly Studio. All rights reserved.
Dale Chihuly, Carraro Cactus Gardens, Phoenix, c. 1986 © 2022 Chihuly Studio. All rights Reserved.
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Andrea Lesnett, Harrison Neel, Nate Lesnett, Chihuly, James Mongrain, and Jason Christian The Hotshop, The Boathouse, Seattle, 2013 © 2022 Chihuly Studio. All rights Reserved.
William Morris and Chihuly Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington, 1985 © 2022 Chihuly Studio. All rights Reserved.
Dale Chihuly is an American artist noted for revolutionizing the studio glass movement and elevating perceptions of the medium. Known for ambitious architectural installations in cities, museums and gardens around the world, Chihuly utilizes a variety of media to realize his creative vision, including glass, paint, charcoal, neon, ice, and Polyvitro. Chihuly’s work is included in more than 200 museum collections worldwide, including Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum and Corning Museum of Glass.
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Please stay on the trail at all times.
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Garden Shop & Chihuly Exhibition Store 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Chandeliers are assembled with multiple hand-blown glass forms mounted to a steel armature to create masses of color on a grand scale. — Dale Chihuly, Aqua Blue and Amber Chandelier, 2011 Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, installed 2021 © 2022 Chihuly Studio. All rights reserved.
TOWERS PHOTO
Unrestrained by structural limitations, these freestanding sculptures soar upwards toward the sky. — Dale Chihuly, Alabaster and Amber Spire Towers, 2018, Taliesin West, Scottsdale, Arizona, installed 2021 © 2022 Chihuly Studio. All rights reserved.
Enjoyed your visit? Don’t miss the other half of this experience. Plan your visit to see Chihuly in the Desert at Taliesin West today! chihulyinthedesert.org Dale Chihuly, Neodymium Reeds, 2021, Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix. © 2022 Chihuly Studio. All rights reserved.
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