The Art of Lowrider Culture
WORKING IN A STYLE HE CALLS “TASTEFUL OVERKILL,” Albuquerque native Rob Vanderslice has been painting lowrider cars in New Mexico for nearly 40 years. Vanderslice, who opened his first shop at 18…
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Tag: Lowriders
Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Gaze at ethereal sculptures. Spiritual themes appear in the figures carved by late sculptor Patrociño Barela, whose work makes up the new exhibition, Patrociño Barela: I Stand On My Own Feet at the…
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Why We Love NM: We Express Ourselves On Wheels
AS A CHILD SPENDING SUMMERS IN CHIMAYÓ with my grandmother, I felt a great deal of excitement about the lowriders that rolled by on the dirt roads on weekends and during the annual Good Friday cruise…
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Editor's Letter: Snap Chat
BOBBY GUTIERREZ HAD NEVER entered our annual photo contest before this year. For the past decade, however, the Albuquerque professional glazier, artist, curator, radio host, and start-up business…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Catch a rising artist. Artist and author Zahra Marwan was seven when she immigrated with her family from Kuwait to New Mexico. Her first solo exhibit in Santa Fe opens at Hecho Gallery on Friday…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Twist and Shout. Beatles fans, prepare for joy as the New Mexico Philharmonic performs two hours of the group’s hits exactly as they were recorded in the Saturday night concert, Classical Mystery…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
Rob Vanderslice's painting, From the Darkness Into the Light , on a 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham, photographed by Corey Ringo. Photograph courtesy of the Rob Vanderslice and Corey Ringo. Gear up…
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What We're Doing This Weekend
This weekend has loads of cool things to do, from movies to a vintage motorcycle show, but the highlight these next three days is the chance to listen to some great local bands. Friday, June 22…
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Runs in the Family
Above: Juicing a car's hydraulics with up to 16 batteries produces hoppers that can reach heights of 8 feet. YEARS AGO, someone tagged Española as “Lowrider Capital of the World,” and the label stuck…
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Lowriders: Riding High
Above: Mike Montoya applies a finishing touch for the 2012 MainStreet ShowDown car show in Española. IT WAS A HOT SUMMER DAY in Chimayó, cicadas buzzing in the junipers and dogs panting in the…
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