Art from Inside Prison Walls
WITHIN THE CONFINEMENT OF A PRISON CELL, creativity is a survival mechanism. Artists wrest images from the deepest centers of their hearts and souls during the stifling sameness of days—or years—spent…
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Tag: Hispanic Art
Rosemary Meza-DesPlas Displays a Bold Body of Work
A MIDDLE-AGED WOMAN WITH LONG GRAYING HAIR, glasses, and red lipstick stares into the camera. She answers a typical beauty pageant question—“Why do you want to win?”—with an unusual reply. “I’m 56,”…
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Five Things To Do This Weekend
1 Decide for yourself. Malinche, as she is known to history, was a central figure during the Spanish conquest of Mexico from 1519 to 1521. An Indigenous woman, Malinche spoke Nahuatl and Maya, skills…
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The Most Sweeping Collection of Spanish Art Is Coming to New Mexico
Above: A marble tomb in Gil de Siloe style. Photographs Courtesy of Albuquerque Museum. The ethnically rich roots of Spanish heritage reach around the globe in Visions of the Hispanic World:…
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