Harry Reid, Searchlight, and the Erasure of Life in the Desert
During former Senator Harry Reid’s eulogies, Hikmet Loe heard that Searchlight, Nevada, is a ghost town—which clashed with her experience of a land teeming with life.
During former Senator Harry Reid’s eulogies, Hikmet Loe heard that Searchlight, Nevada, is a ghost town—which clashed with her experience of a land teeming with life. By Hikmet Loe
FeatureNevadaVol. 5 Collectivity + Collaboration
Spirit of the Land is a love letter to the Southern Nevada desert: a series of exhibitions opening in late March across three venues celebrates the East Mojave landscape. By Hikmet Loe
AH’-WAH-NEE brings together Indigenous women artists throughout the Southwest for an exhibition about feminine Indigeneity at Donna Beam Gallery at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. By Laurence Myers Reese
The Bullfrog Biennial contrasts contemporary art with the landscape of the desert in rural Beatty, Nevada, about 120 miles from Las Vegas. By Laurence Myers Reese
Aaron Berger, the newly appointed executive director of the Neon Museum in Las Vegas, discusses his career, the city’s diversity embedded in the museum’s collection, and his passion for glassblowing. By Hikmet Loe
Nevada Museum of Art’s Art + Environment Conference transitions to a virtual format with the potential to expand audiences and present more diverse perspectives on Land Art. By Natalie Hegert
NevadaFeatureVol. 3 Inhale Exhale
Nevada artist Jung Min rejects the societal ideals of beauty, identity, and neatness—instead, she finds beauty in the grotesque. By Marcus Civin
NevadaArtistsVol. 3 Inhale Exhale
Rossitza Todorova's latest series explores how landscape embodies the idea of time: past, present, and future. By Southwest Contemporary
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