Spring 2021

Feb 08

From the Editor: Vol. 1 — Bodies//Boundaries

From the EditorMagazine

SWC Vol. 1: Bodies//Boundaries is the first publication of a new journey and an expanded mission: to bring curated, critical arts and culture publishing to the American Southwest, in print and online. By Lauren Tresp

Feb 08

Corey Drieth

Vol. 1 Bodies//BoundariesColorado

Colorado Springs artist Corey Drieth seeks to make lyrically poetic objects that are simultaneously intimate, mysterious, and expansive.  By Southwest Contemporary

Feb 08

Marcus Xavier Chormicle

Vol. 1 Bodies//BoundariesNew Mexico

Las Cruces artist Marcus Xavier Chormicle navigates the loss of family and culture by examining ongoing hardships within his family.  By Southwest Contemporary

Feb 08

José Guadalupe Posada, Legendary Printmaker of Mexico

ReviewMagazineNew Mexico

A look at iconic printmaker José Guadalupe Posada and Albuquerque Museum's current exhibition of his work.  By Asuri Ramanujan Krittika

Feb 08

Nazafarin Lotfi: The Distance to the Horizon

MagazineArizonaFeature

A conversation with Arizona artist Nazafarin Lotfi, whose multidisciplinary work explores the experience of bodies out of place. By Greg Ruffing

Feb 08

Hillerbrand+Magsamen

Vol. 1 Bodies//BoundariesTexas

Hillerbrand+Magsamen, the Houston artist collective, creates artwork that comments on family dynamics and American consumer culture. By Angie Rizzo

Feb 08

Michael Hubbard

Vol. 1 Bodies//BoundariesTexas

Midland, Texas artist Michael Hubbard's work creates an imaginary vision of non-binary identity in all its ambiguity, freedom, and contradiction.  By Southwest Contemporary

Feb 08

Saskia Jordá

Vol. 1 Bodies//BoundariesArizona

Phoenix artist Saskia Jordá’s practice engages in an iterative mapping and remapping to explore concepts of cultural identity, bodies in space, and sense of place. By Lauren Tresp

Feb 08

Lindsey Kennedy

Vol. 1 Bodies//BoundariesMagazine

Santa Fe artist Lindsey Kennedy's latest photographic work considers intimacy as an unavoidable necessity of survival. She uses color and instant film to explore texture and concept through still life. By

Feb 08

Alivia Magaña

Vol. 1 Bodies//BoundariesMagazine

Taos artist Alivia Magaña, who works as a medical investigator on untimely deaths in her community, explores the notion of grieving for those we don't know.  By

Feb 08

Catherine Czacki: Write a Poem, Make a Sculpture, Do the Wash

MagazineFeature

Catherine Czacki, who is based in Portales, NM, finds radical healing in making her art—objects, sculptures, paintings, talismans, and wall hangings from a variety of different materials— and enjoys the subversive side of indulging in material.  By Natalie Hegert

Feb 08

Nate Lemuel

Vol. 1 Bodies//BoundariesMagazine

Albuquerque artist Nate Lemuel (Diné) uses photography to create a perspective of a reality that embodies emotion and the future.  By Southwest Contemporary

Feb 08

Sallie Scheufler

Vol. 1 Bodies//BoundariesMagazine

Albuquerque artist Sallie Scheufler uses her personal history for material through her interdisciplinary works. Her recent exhibition explores how relationships inform our desires.  By Southwest Contemporary

Feb 08

Helen Juliet Atkins

Vol. 1 Bodies//BoundariesMagazine

Interdisciplinary Albuquerque artist Helen Juliet Atkins explores the symbiotic nature between individuals and their communities, especially how one’s sense of self is affected by culture.  By Southwest Contemporary

Feb 08

Safwat Saleem

Vol. 1 Bodies//BoundariesArizona

Phoenix artist Safwat Saleem works in illustration, writing, animation, film, and more to study the idea of belonging.  By Southwest Contemporary

Feb 08

Teresita Fernández: Elemental

ReviewArizona

Elemental, Teresita Fernández's mid-career survey at Phoenix Art Museum elevates the intersections of history, culture, and materiality.  By Lynn Trimble

Feb 08

Hong Hong: Before Earth and Sky Were Separate

FeatureTexas

Artist Hong Hong works in papermaking, an art she defines as improvisatory choreography. Her latest work seems to connect earth and sky. By Marcus Civin

Feb 08

Aleya Hoerlein

Vol. 1 Bodies//BoundariesMagazine

Taos artist Aleya Hoerlein's latest series expresses a desire for closeness and meaning in a time of isolation by working in the space between and around forms.  By Southwest Contemporary

Feb 08

Holding the Knife by the Blade

MagazineFeature

Musician Patrick McGuires writes that while the internet is a proven tool for putting distance between human beings, it's also been a lifeline for humanity.  By Patrick McGuire

Feb 08

Caitlin Carcerano

Vol. 1 Bodies//BoundariesMagazine

The latest series from Albuquerque artist Caitlin Carcerano is centered on the locus of self-care and vulnerability: the bathtub.  By Maggie Grimason

Feb 08

Sarah Sudhoff

Vol. 1 Bodies//BoundariesTexas

Houston artist Sarah Sudhoff delves into themes of gender, science, and personal experience. Rooted in the quotidian, Sudhoff's work navigates the personal and universal.  By Southwest Contemporary

Feb 08

Diego Rodriguez-Warner: Horror Vacui

ReviewColorado

Diego Rodriguez-Warner’s recent exhibition Horror Vacui offers a look beyond the immediate disarray and confusion in which we find ourselves. By Joshua Ware

Feb 08

Jaewook Lee

Vol. 1 Bodies//BoundariesArizona

Flagstaff artist Jaewook Lee's work takes inspiration from brain science to examine the human condition and how we're connected to a greater network. By

Feb 08

Margaret Neumann: I Just Like the Cherry

FeatureColorado

Colorado artist Margaret Neumann's paintings are rooted in the human experience as it is translated through time, through the body, and through our many coping mechanisms. By Sommer Browning