Three Quirky Roadside Stops
Rattlesnake Sculptures, Albuquerque En route to the Albuquerque International Sunport, you may do a double take at the 200-foot-long rattlesnake winding along the University Boulevard median. Crafted…
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Stranger Things Around New Mexico
Center of the Universe, Albuquerque While the Center Of The Universe may be quotidian on the University of New Mexico’s Albuquerque campus, Bruce Nauman’s concrete walk-through sculpture has a…
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Detour-Worthy Roadside Sculptures
Big Bird, Las Cruces Forget speedy cartoon roadrunners. Artist Olin Calk’s 20-foot-tall, one-ton Big Bird sculpture, west of Las Cruces off I-10, is made entirely of tossed sneakers, dead cell…
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Artists on Artists: Paula Castillo
BELÉN-BASED SCULPTOR Paula Castillo creates large-scale installations that intersect with both physical and cultural landscapes of the Southwest. She cites a monumental 2005 installation in…
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Carlsbad History Takes Shape
WREN PRATHER-STROUD may share her name with a bird for a reason: She was destined to fly and explore. The Carlsbad artist has visited Jerusalem as a 19-year-old exchange student, ridden a camel to…
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Terry Allen, at Home in Santa Fe
Santa Fe, where the angels play Is where I want to be Two of the best to ever do it Making art and cooking food Blueberries and cream and cracked eggs on the head Bo Diddley beats dance on piano…
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Route 66 Public Art Stops
RUN, Gallup Two days before Robert Wilson learned the city of Gallup wanted him to create a sculpture on Route 66, the mixed-media artist was chasing a pair of jackrabbits along the trails of…
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A Healing Labyrinth Takes Shape
FROM ANY POINT along the Trinity Turtle Healing Labyrinth Park, the sounds of cars, pickups, and semitrailers zipping along US 54/70 are almost imperceptible. Maybe it’s the yin and yang of the place:…
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This Rattler Has A Tall Tail
FEW PEOPLE LIVE IN RODEO, a small town between Arizona’s Chiricahua and New Mexico’s Peloncillo mountains. But it’s rattlesnake paradise. “There are probably more rattlesnakes, more species, per…
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This Roadside Standoff Is Huge
RANCHERS MARK AND MIKE MARLEY loom 18 feet high on either side of US 285. One points an accusatory finger at the other, who has adopted a “What, me?” stance. “I’ve always wanted to be larger than…
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