Eric Fischl Lecture Series: Marilyn Minter
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Reception and Award Ceremony | 5–6:30 pm
Lecture | 6:30 pm
TICKETS: Free for Museum Members + MCCCD students | $5 for the General Public
Celebrating 21 years of the Eric Fischl Lecture Series, the 2026 lecture features Eric Fischl in conversation with contemporary artist Marilyn Minter. Known for her distinguished hyper-realistic style, Minter explores themes of beauty and desire through compositions that offer a close-up, visceral view of the body. Join us for a dynamic conversation between the two artists as they discuss Minter’s studio practice, her evolution as an artist, and the boundaries of contemporary art.
About the Artist
Marilyn Minter (b. 1948, USA) is one of the most provocative and influential contemporary artists of our time, known for her raw, hyperreal explorations of beauty, power, and desire. Working across painting, photography, and video, she challenges conventional aesthetics by fusing glamour with grit and seduction with subversion.
Drawing from fashion, advertising, pornography, and art history, Minter’s work examines how pleasure, femininity, and consumer culture collide. Her signature style—lush, high-gloss surfaces drenched in sweat, glitter, and condensation—blurs the boundaries between attraction and repulsion, reality and fantasy.
Since the 1970s, Minter has been a fearless disruptor, using her art to critique the idealized images sold by mass media. Whether through her infamous "bush paintings," billboard interventions, or sultry video works, she continuously pushes against cultural taboos surrounding sexuality and feminism. Her work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Whitney Museum, the Guggenheim, and the Brooklyn Museum. Her 2016 retrospective, Pretty/Dirty, cemented her legacy as a pioneer who amplifies what others shy away from.
About the Eric Fischl Lecture Series
In 2005, contemporary painter, sculptor, and author Eric Fischl returned to Phoenix College to give back to his alma mater and support aspiring artists. Honoring the college’s influence on his life, Fischl brings world-renowned artists to Phoenix annually to present the Eric Fischl Series.