Culture Shock: Sketch The Dead At The Convention Center, Unhappy Holidays At Cellar Door, Spanglish Poetry Sketch The Dead Bodies … The Exhibition has been up for about two months at the Albuquerque Convention Center (401 Second Street NW, Northwest Exhibit Hall). [...] John Bear \ Dec 09, 2010 Read More
Performance Review: The Dolls Bring Vulgarity And Mirth In Equal Measure To The Aux Dog The Dolls Bring Vulgarity And Mirth In Equal Measure To The Aux Dog If you like a little good, honest raunch along with your holiday tidings, The Dolls have done you a favor. The drag troupe’s [...] Christie Chisholm \ Dec 09, 2010 Read More Christmas (with drag queens) (Russell Maynor)
Anonymous Art Benefits The Harwood Art Center Nearly 100 Square Feet Of Art On Sale The most common route an arts organization takes when it sets up a fundraiser is to indiscriminately shove 3,000 works into a gallery [...] David Leigh \ Dec 02, 2010 Read More We have no idea who did this. All the art is anonymous.
David Sedaris, Glass Blowers And Hippies Me Promise To Read David Sedaris One Day Confession: I’ve never read a David Sedaris book. But a lot of people love the guy, and so the good folks down at [...] John Bear \ Dec 02, 2010 Read More You shall not pass, or something. (thomhalls.com)
Gallery Review: Panda Robot Is Cute, But Not Too Cute Gallery Owner Brings San Francisco Chic To Burque In addition to a delightfully unusual name, Leslie Acosta-Isengard has a magnificently light voice. It’s dainty and guileless, the perfect complement to her [...] Christie Chisholm \ Nov 25, 2010 Read More Wood-block art by Kevin Vigil (John Bear)
Culture Shock: The Turkey Hand Drawing (Or Thd), Plus Places To Buy Local Art The Holy Trinity: Turkey, Stuffing, Hand Art Thanksgiving. It’s the all-American holiday. A day of repose, a time to gather and reflect and celebrate violence by watching football.Thanksgiving’s origins date [...] John Bear \ Nov 25, 2010 Read More
Performance Review: A Tale Of Betrayal From Tricklock Tricklock Weaves A Tangled Web In Traitors , things are not as they seem. The original script by Tricklock Company member Kristen D. Simpson weaves together the stories [...] Christie Chisholm \ Nov 25, 2010 Read More Hey, your foot is on my camera. (Kevin R. Elder)
Profile: The Life Of A Magician’s Assistant The Life Of A Magician’s Assistant Stacey Suarez never set out to be a magician’s assistant. It just kind of happened that way.The 34-year-old Albuquerque native has been involved [...] John Bear \ Nov 18, 2010 Read More Stacey Suarez (PHOTO COURTESY OF DANNY COLE)
Culture Shock: Riding That Train, High On Spray Paint The Art Is Getting Away I was a teenage tagger. My high school was administered by lapdogs of the dark prince. The only logical way to deal with [...] John Bear \ Nov 18, 2010 Read More (John Bear)
Gallery Review: Zodiac Paintings; Also Scary Mexican Skeleton Dude Paintings. The Talking Fountain Gallery & Boutique Artist Katie Calico first saw a “talking fountain” while visiting Rome. The fountains don’t speak on their own—for centuries, they’ve served as meeting [...] John Bear \ Nov 11, 2010 Read More “What business is it of yours where I’m from, friendo?” (“El Narco” by Sergio Sandoval)