Poetry News: A Conversation With Jennifer Bartlett Unm Roots Figure Into Poet’s Oeuvre At some point in history, the University of New Mexico was referred to as Harvard on the Rio Grande; the appellation can either [...] August March \ Apr 21, 2016 Read More Jennifer Bartlett (Lawrence Schwartzwald)
Culture Shock: Children Of No Country Yjastros Develops Its Own Language Of Dance Energy pours out of the dancers of flamenco as they pound out rhythms on their heels and, in a casual flourish of a [...] Maggie Grimason \ Apr 14, 2016 Read More (Pat Berrett)
Comic Review: Spread After finishing up the volume one trade paperback of this currently running Image series, I was instantly reminded of something Captain Spaulding said [...] Mikee Riggs \ Apr 07, 2016 Read More
Time And The Mayor Larry Bob Phillips’ “Back To The Bosque” Reminds Us That Art Happens Now It seems that many artists are motivated by the fear of death. Why else do they take a painting, encase it in glass [...] Joshua Lee \ Apr 07, 2016 Read More
Culture Shock: City's New Installation Opens Downtown Street Art, Sound Art, Performance Art Are All Found On Central As part of Albuquerque’s Downtown revitalization, the stretch of Central between Fifth Street and High has become the unofficial hub of street art [...] Graggie Mimason \ Mar 31, 2016 Read More
Gallery Preview: Art Appreciation 101 Varied Gallery Openings Explore Bird Life, The Human Figure And More Appreciation. It’s just a hair away from admiration. So much less complicated than love, less cloying than adoration. In April, Albuquerque’s fine art [...] Maggie Grimason \ Mar 31, 2016 Read More
Culture Shock: Black In Burque Burque Noir Celebrates Black Women, Their Art And Activism “People ask, ‘Which black women in the arts are you going to honor?’ and I say, ‘All of them,’” Ebony Booth told me [...] Maggie Grimason \ Mar 24, 2016 Read More (Aziza Murray)
Culture Shock: A Queer, Radical Convergence Corpus Info Shop Opens The Doors Of Its Alternative Library And Diy Space In the block of text that follows the email Steven Serrano sent me is a quote from Agnes Martin: “The worst thing you [...] Maggie Grimason \ Mar 17, 2016 Read More (Steven Serrano)
Get Lit: The Merits Of Loneliness In After The Parade Lori Ostlund Imbues Life With Poetry When I completed After the Parade, I had a notion of who I would meet when I rode my bike to Zendo to [...] Maggie Grimason \ Mar 10, 2016 Read More
Culture Shock: Honoring Blood And Culture The Artistic Legacy Of A Matriarchal Dynasty Margarete Bagshaw once remarked that her earliest memory was the smell of fresh paint. That first recollection speaks to the legacy that Bagshaw [...] Maggie Grimason \ Mar 03, 2016 Read More Helen Hardin, Pablita Velarde and Margarete Bagshaw were three distinct and talented painters. (courtesy of the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center)