Arts Interview: Manuel González A Conversation With Albuquerque Poet Manuel González Manuel González is the kind of poet who gets more animated the more he talks about the healing powers of poetry. Not simply [...] Clarke Conde \ Sep 05, 2019 Read More Manuel González on Fourth Street in Albuquerque (Clarke Condé)
Found Objects A Smashing Good Time Giving voice to the stories of women’s resilience in the form of pottery are Helen Atkins, Jordyn Bernicke and Monique Rivera, who collectively [...] Clarke Conde \ Sep 05, 2019 Read More (courtesy of the artist)
Arts Interview: 90 Years Of Unm Press A Conversation With Director Stephen Hull For 90 years, University of New Mexico Press has supported the writers and thinkers of New Mexico. It offers, as UNM Press Director [...] Clarke Conde \ Aug 29, 2019 Read More Director Stephen Hull at University of New Mexico Press. (Clarke Condé)
Found Objects: What Can Be Said What Can Be Said Albuquerque poets come together to reflect on the victims of the terrorist murders in El Paso, Texas earlier this month. 22 Poems: A [...] Clarke Conde \ Aug 29, 2019 Read More (Clarke Condé)
Art Magnified: Elvis And Birds Thoughts On Ben Roe Jr.’s Elvis And Birds Elvis and Birds by Ben Roe Jr. currently hangs in the naturally lit and underappreciated gallery space of the South Broadway Cultural Center [...] Clarke Conde \ Aug 29, 2019 Read More (courtesy of the artist)
A Thought Beyond Oblivion: Reyes Padilla’s Ascension Reyes Padilla’s Ascension Reyes Padilla may have hit on something elusive and rare with his new work Ascension at Harwood Art Center. Ascension is an expansive [...] Clarke Conde \ Aug 22, 2019 Read More The pricing map for Reyes Padilla’s Ascension—not the actual piece (Courtesy of the artist)
Arts Interview: Shining A Light On A Black Hole An Interview With Barbara Grothus When it is quiet in the gallery, you can hear the Geiger counter in the room note each decaying radioactive particle. With predictable [...] Clarke Conde \ Aug 22, 2019 Read More Barbara Grothus, curator of the Black Hole/Atomic City (State of Decay) exhibit at Sanitary Tortilla Factory, stands by a piece by South Valley artist Mitch Berg. (Clarke Condé)
Youth Building A Future Outside A Conversation With Rocky Mountain Youth Corps’ Janus Herrera As the temperature rose on a Saturday morning in August, volunteers gathered at the corner of San Mateo Boulevard and Southern Avenue to [...] Clarke Conde \ Aug 15, 2019 Read More Janus Herrera with the Rocky Mountain Youth Corps readies a vacant lot for a new pop-up park in the International District. (Clarke Condé)
Found Object: Emerging Ideas Emerging Idea Albuquerque artist Sarah Cummings presents a one-day show of her work titled Chrysalis – The Art of Sarah Cummings at OT Circus (709 [...] Clarke Conde \ Aug 15, 2019 Read More (Clarke Condé)
Art Magnified: Aux Dog’s The Cake Takes On Half-Baked Bigotry Aux Dog’s The Cake Takes On Half-Baked Bigotry Tired of bigots? I am. They are everywhere. I’ve got bigots to the left of me, bigots to the right and here I [...] Clarke Conde \ Aug 08, 2019 Read More The Cake is substantial and a little sweet. (Russell Maynor)