Self-Portrait in a Complex Mirror
VICENTE TELLES CAREFULLY rolls open a storage cabinet, revealing a retablo of Our Lady of Guadalupe that’s more than 200 years old. “Pedro Antonio Fresquís, he’s the one known as the first native New…
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Tag: Exhibitions
Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 See Indigenous reflections. On the campus of the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, a new pop-up exhibition opens Thursday. Reflections of Venice gives viewers an eye into a trip that…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Ponder Earth’s memories. Photographs of stones make up Language of the Land , Bernice Ficek-Swenson’s new exhibition at Strata Gallery, in Santa Fe. A Minnesota artist, Ficek-Swenson sees her images…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 See a unique collaborative performance. Ideas of belonging and cultural identity permeate Illustration, Songs, and Memory: Until There’s Nothing Left to Give , a performance by visual artist Zahra…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Get jazzy in Taos. The great alto saxophonist Frank Morgan called Taos home for five years before his passing in 2007. Now, the Frank Morgan Jazz Festival honors his legacy by bringing some of the…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Honor the dead. Muertos y Marigolds Intergenerational learning, community building, pride in local identity, and remembering late loved ones are the anchors of the South Valley Día de los Muertos…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Celebrate Halloween Espooky Mercado Shop Halloween-themed goods made by local vendors at the second annual Espooky Mercado at the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) in Albuquerque. It…
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The Fechin House Builds on Its Past
FOR THOSE WHO spend a fair amount of time in northern New Mexico, entering the historic Fechin House in Taos brings a sense of welcome familiarity. The home of the Taos Art Museum is known as an…
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The Hood Celebrates Art and Culture
THE PLAYFUL definition printed on the door of the Hood in Las Cruces sums up what awaits inside and beyond: the hood (slang) noun : short for “neigh · bor · hood” : community · culture · barrio :…
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Five Things to Do This Labor Day Weekend
1 Get fired up for Old Man Gloom. Summer ends with a bang as the Burning of Zozobra celebrates its centennial on Friday at Fort Marcy Park in Santa Fe. The roaring 70-foot-tall marionette—stuffed…
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