Found Objects Exhibition Of Tradition This Friday, the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center unveils a new exhibition by Jonathan Juanico of Acoma Pueblo. Juanico—a self-taught artist, who is also [...] Maggie Grimason \ Jan 18, 2018 Read More (Jonathan Juanico)
Theater Review: The Father Vortex Theatre's The Father Unmoors, Compels André has lost his watch. In fact, it is perpetually lost, and that is significant as we are bound to André and inserted [...] Maggie Grimason \ Jan 18, 2018 Read More Paul Ford and Mark Hisler give striking performances (Ryan Dobbs)
Culture Shock: Playing With Shape Emi Ozawa Prompts Viewers To Follow The Line Toward Wonder “Play is one of my central interests,” Emi Ozawa told me as we stood squarely in the middle of the large, ground-floor space [...] Maggie Grimason \ Jan 18, 2018 Read More Ozawa mimics the playful geometry of a common Japanese game in “Amidakuji” (Emi Ozawa, courtesy of Richard Levy Gallery)
Culture Shock: The Selena-Meets-Athena Warrior Poet Gigi Bella Performs At The Lobo Slam Championship At the Santa Fe Women’s March last January when Gigi Bella stood before thousands in a black jean jacket with a patch that [...] Maggie Grimason \ Jan 11, 2018 Read More Albuquerque native and current New Yorker Gigi Bella returns for the Lobo Slam Championship (Adam Rubenstein)
Arts Interview: Yesterday Has Blossomed The Harwood Becomes Floral With The Help Of Artist Zahra Marwan In Zahra Marwan’s numerous illustrations, she inserts magic into everyday life. Through distinct line work and often a few poetic lines, the everyday [...] Maggie Grimason \ Jan 04, 2018 Read More Zahra Marwan illustrates with a poetic sense of memory. (Zahra Marwan)
Found Objects: First Friday Art Openings For A New Year The first First Friday of 2018 falls on Jan. 5, and the year is starting off right with a wealth of diverse shows [...] Maggie Grimason \ Jan 04, 2018 Read More (Annette Galvano)
Culture Shock: Return To Form Power & Light Press Makes An Old Craft Cool Again Kyle Durrie, found of Power & Light Press, speculates that more than a decade ago, coinciding with the inception and popularity of sites [...] Maggie Grimason \ Jan 04, 2018 Read More One example of the kind of genius coming out of Power & Light Press' Silver City headquarters (Power & Light Press)
Arts Interview: Best Of Intentions Raven Art Center Hosts Workshops That Focus Efforts In The New Year Earlier this year, after teaching art classes for more than a decade and courses like “movement, meditation and expressive arts” at UNM’s Center [...] Maggie Grimason \ Dec 28, 2017 Read More
Book News: A Short List Of The Year's Best Books A Short List Of The Year's Best Books “Reading is a conversation, all books talk. But a good book listens as well.” English novelist Mark Haddon hit on something there. A [...] Maggie Grimason \ Dec 28, 2017 Read More
Culture Shock: A Year In Review Resonances Of Theater, Art, Installation And Dance In 2017 It felt trite to be saying it once again, but there I was, cupping a drink in my hand at a bar, surrounded [...] Maggie Grimason \ Dec 28, 2017 Read More Steve Barry, Aesculapius (Steve Barry and Sanitary Tortilla Factory)