Arts Interview: What We Wear When We Protest Ellen Lesperance On Sweaters Ellen Lesperance is a painter interested in the sweaters worn by the protesting women during the 19 years of an all-women anti-nuclear protest [...] Clarke Conde \ Jul 30, 2020 Read More Ellen Lesperance at the Tamarind Institute (Clarke Condé)
Art Magnified: Lightscape New Work In The Open Space It can be confusing and frustrating trying to understand what places are open and what are closed during this pandemic. Breweries, but not [...] Clarke Conde \ Jul 23, 2020 Read More Nance Elsinger’s “White Night” on exhibit at the Albuquerque Open Space Visitor Center. (Clarke Condé)
Arts Interview: Unmaking A Racist Carolyn Meyer One-Woman Show This summer, on top of everything else, America is grappling with its racist past and present in a way that at least seems [...] Clarke Conde \ Jul 16, 2020 Read More The brazen octogenarian Carolyn Meyer moves on to streaming her one-woman show The Old White Lady Tells It from the stage at The Cell. (Clarke Condé)
Art Magnified: Paint For Peace 505 The Only Downtown In America That Looks Like This It’s fair to say that Downtown Albuquerque hasn’t been looking all that great over the last few years. Businesses were struggling. People experiencing [...] Clarke Conde \ Jul 16, 2020 Read More (Clarke Condé)
Arts Interview: Mindful Looking Justine Andrews On A Slower Way To See Art How do we experience works of art? Do we stand nearby talking, busily wolfing down the opening’s low-grade wine and cheese? Do we [...] Clarke Conde \ Jul 09, 2020 Read More Justine Andrews on the campus of the University of New Mexico. (Clarke Condé)
Arts Interview: These Are The People In Your Neighborhood Frank Blazquez’s Barrios De Nuevo Mexico Frank Blazquez is a portrait photographer in Albuquerque. His work is stark. It is unadorned. It stems from a simple technique: Blazquez sees [...] Clarke Conde \ Jul 02, 2020 Read More Frank Blazquez on the campus of the University of New Mexico where the bulletin boards are bare. (Clarke Condé)
Art Magnified: Sharing Code The New Mexican Art You Missed We all know what New Mexican art looks like: You’ve got the subtle hues of the sunset mixed with a few Native American [...] Clarke Conde \ Jul 02, 2020 Read More (Clarke Condé)
Art Magnified: “New Normal” David Santiago’s “New Normal” David Santiago’s work is out in the world in various forms. You can just as easily find it larger than life on a [...] Clarke Conde \ Jun 25, 2020 Read More One of three versions (black on black) of the “New Normal” limited edition print series created by David Santiago. (Clarke Conde)
Arts Interview: Bringing Art Auctions Online Jennifer Desantis And The Ot Circus Abq Online Art Auctions Jennifer DeSantis’ business card says she is the “Liaison of Social Activities Extraordinaire” for OT Circus, a non-profit gallery and art event space [...] Clarke Conde \ Jun 25, 2020 Read More Jennifer DeSantis at a distance in Downtown, Albuquerque. (Clarke Condé)
Found Objects: Libraries, Videos And Funds Free Books Stuck at home not wanting to get ill from human interaction? Why not read a book? Little Free Libraries are outdoors, open 24/7 [...] Clarke Conde \ Mar 26, 2020 Read More (Clarke Condé)