(Photo by  David Maisel, The Mining Project (Clifton AZ 7), 1989. Pigment print, 2012 A/P, 48 x 48 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA. © David Maisel)

Have you started your list of "Cool things to do this summer?" Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art Assistant Curator Claire Carter recently came by the K-Bach studios to tell us about the exhibition "David Maisel/Black Maps: American Landscapes and the Apocalyptic Sublime"-it opened June 1st and continues through September 1st. - Sterling Beeaff