What Would Jesus Do In A Cage? The Power Of Sandoval’s Send Her Back If you want to get your point across and stir up a controversy, placing the baby Jesus in a cage and the Virgin [...] Clarke Conde \ Sep 19, 2019 Read More Send Her Back by Raymond Sandoval at the South Broadway Cultural Center. (Clarke Condé)
Found Objects More Blood, More Water Aux Dog Theatre Nob Hill presents the world premiere of New Mexican playwright Andy Mayo’s Blood and Water on Thursday, Sept. 12 at [...] Clarke Conde \ Sep 12, 2019 Read More (Photo by Russell Maynor.)
Finding The Heart Of The Art: What You Might Have Missed At The State Fair What You Might Have Missed At The State Fair Ribbons adorn the artwork at the New Mexico State Fair. The best in blue, and on down the spectrum with honorable mentions along [...] Clarke Conde \ Sep 12, 2019 Read More From Belen High School, Red Chile Mist by Natalia Leon
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)