Bruce Nauman: Disappearing Acts
In Santa Fe, Bruce Nauman feels to me like an invisible figure. I know he lives near, I know he frequents the same diner I frequent, I question every tall, bald man in my vicinity, but...
In Santa Fe, Bruce Nauman feels to me like an invisible figure. I know he lives near, I know he frequents the same diner I frequent, I question every tall, bald man in my vicinity, but... By Jenn Shapland
What does it mean to make landscape paintings in 2018? Just this morning I was reading the recently issued UN Climate Change Report about coming food shortages, growing wildfires... By Shane Tolbert
The Printed Page Series: Thomas Christopher Haag, Look What I Can Do By Thomas Christopher Haag
Phil Binaco’s recent body of work was inspired by a poem by W. H. Auden... By Diane Armitage
tasting notes with: Christian Waguespack. occupation: Curator of 20th Century Art at the New Mexico Museum of Art. venue: Hervé Wine Bar, Santa Fe. By Lauren Tresp
A snake rides in the grass. A rat materializes in front of it. There’s not much doubt how this encounter is going to end... By Ellen Berkovitch
In the summer of 2015, I called my mother to tell her she had to move out of her house in Portland, Oregon. My sister, on... By Annika Berry
February 1983: a man in coat and scarf stands on a sidewalk among various street vendors at Cooper Square in downtown New York City. At his feet, a collection of perfectly spherical white forms... By Chelsea Weathers
The leaves in the trees, one night—more leaves than there are stars in the sky, more leaves than there are eyes to look up at the night sky to see them with— By Peter Markus
At the mural’s center, a brown-skinned woman reaches her arms outward, one hand holding a microscope, the other a volumetric flask. She is the corn goddess—nose broad, lips full, and hair parted in the middle. Her gaze is fixed... By Alicia Inez Guzmán
Aaron Honyumptewa imbues his katsina carvings with the traditional ethos of the Hopi people combined with an undercurrent of... By Clayton Porter
On a survey taken outside a 1993 exhibit of Pablita Velarde’s work at the Wheelwright Museum, one visitor wrote, in awe: “that a woman of her time would be able to find her creative life... By Jenn Shapland
A month ago, I wrote about the importance of critical writing and critical thinking, one of the core tenets of the work of The Magazine. Now I’m happy to write about a second core tenet: Community. By Lauren Tresp
On a recent Tuesday afternoon, I find myself embarrassed by my own lack of creativity. I’m making my way through... By Annika Berry
Mark Morris dances are difficult to describe because they are so innovative. The man’s wit is a source of endless creativity, and his work gives the simultaneous impressions of serendipity and contemplation. His dances can... By Tamara Johnson
Public art finds itself at the center of a number of our era’s flashpoints: the controversy over Confederate monuments; a questionably placed statue of... By Southwest Contemporary
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