Friends of Contemporary Art presents a lecture by renowned sculptor Karen LaMonte in conjunction with SOFA WEST. The lecture will take place in the New Mexico Museum of Art’s St. Francis Auditorium, 107 W. Palace Avenue, at 10am on Thursday, July 8, 2010.
Closed since January to install new conservation friendly lighting and HVAC system the Museum of International Folk Art’s beloved Girard Collection is now open (except for a small portion which allows the public a behind-the-scenes opportunity to see curators and conservators at work reinstalling the exhibit – the entire Wing will be open August 1, 2010).
In the mountain town of Taxco in Mexico’s state of Guerrero, large-scale mining can be dated to the sixteenth century, and silver is a way of life. In the years following the Mexican Revolution (1910-20), jewelry and other silver objects were crafted there with an entirely innovative approach, informed by modernism and the creation of a new Mexican national identity. Antonio Pineda was a member of the Taxco School and is recognized as a world-class designer. He lived a long and creative life, passing away at the age of 90 on December 14, 2009.
After 20 years of planning, designing and building, the New Mexico History Museum’s first year turned into a blockbuster. Since opening to blocks-long lines on May 23, 2009, the museum has drawn more than 150,000 visitors; held a packed schedule of lectures, workshops and performances; played host to the Crown Prince of Spain; and carried home an armload of awards.
Sole Mates: Cowboy Boots and Art celebrates the art of the West and views cowboy boots as important symbols of western life. The exhibition includes paintings, drawings, postcards, advertisements, sculptures, video imagery, and of course boots. The images define changing aspects of the West, from 1880 to the present. The exhibition includes more than 130 objects and pairs of boots that investigate freedom, neliness, gender, fashion, allure and contemporary art.
New Arrivals: Works from the Collection is an exhibition of recent acquisitions to the Museum’s permanent collection. New Arrivals highlights the important role the art patron plays in developing a Museum’s collection-either through an outright donation or partnering with the Museum in a purchase.
Artists Victoria Sambunaris and Bill Gilbert will hold a dialogue at the New Mexico Museum of Art about “The Road Trip” as an artistic practice on Thursday, December 3, 2009, at 6 p.m.
The work of nine artists will be featured in Manmade: Notions of Landscape from the Lannan Collection at the New Mexico Museum of Art. Landscape is often thought of as a pristine wilderness, uninhabited and unmarred by human presence, despite the fact that for many decades now landscape has in practice been represented as incontrovertibly interconnected with mankind and the land itself has been the very material of artmaking.
I recently visited the Alan Day Contemporary in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The gallery is located a block away from Santa Fe Plaza. The space is rather small and the large works are clustered together, which can be a little distracting. The owner, Alan Day, is friendly and engaging. I enjoyed chatting with Mr. Day about the artists and their works.
Jennifer Grassman — Serpent Tales and Nightingales starring Jennifer Grassman. Lovely music.
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DFW Art Models — If you're itching to do some figure drawing, check out DFW Art Models for info, classes and gatherings.
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