Vol. 7

Mar 03

Gabriel Martinez

ArtistsTexasVol. 7 Finding Water in the West

Houston-based artist Gabriel Martinez's artworks explore social, political, economic, and historical issues through charged found objects, such as radioactive trinitite. By Joshua Ware

Mar 03

“Great” Salt Lake No More: How Utah’s Worsening Drought is Inspiring Artistic Reflection and Activism

FeatureUtahVol. 7 Finding Water in the West

The depletion of Utah’s Great Salt Lake is a symbol of the state’s worsening water crisis and has, throughout the past few years, inspired a diverse array of artistic responses. By Scotti Hill

Mar 03

Between Life and Land: Material at the Kimball Art Center, Park City

ReviewUtahVol. 7 Finding Water in the West

Between Life and Land: Material at Kimball Art Center stuns not by virtue of its star artists, but from those that highlight the wonder and horror of our natural world. By Scotti Hill

Mar 03

Yvette Serrano

ArizonaArtistsVol. 7 Finding Water in the West

Yvette Serrano's multimedia practice is informed by her deeply rooted understanding of water as a precious resource in the American Southwest. By Lynn Trimble

Mar 03

Chrissie Orr

ArtistsNew MexicoVol. 7 Finding Water in the West

Chrissie Orr is an artist, activist, and the founder of the SeedBroadcast Collective whose work focuses on the interaction between, and integration of the natural and human worlds. By Joshua Ware

Mar 03

Douglas Tolman

ArtistsUtahVol. 7 Finding Water in the West

Salt Lake City-based Douglas Tolman's project Where Are you? interrogates map-making and deepens community connections to place. By Denise "The Vamp DeVille" Zubizarreta

Mar 03

Bobbe Besold

ArtistsNew MexicoVol. 7 Finding Water in the West

Bobbe Besold, a founder of the community engagement project Rivers Run Through Us, has made water a centerpiece of her art and activism.  By Steve Jansen

Mar 03

Outriders: Legacy of the Black Cowboy at Harwood Museum, Taos

ReviewNew MexicoVol. 7 Finding Water in the West

Outriders: Legacy of the Black Cowboy at Harwood Museum of Art in Taos normalizes the Black cowboy past and present. By Steve Jansen

Mar 03

Jack Bowers

ArtistsTexasVol. 7 Finding Water in the West

Jack Bowers of Waco, Texas considers water’s long-term, permanent relationship with humanity and how Earth’s natural elements are inseparable from consciousness. By Steve Jansen

Mar 03

United Catalysts

ArtistsNevadaVol. 7 Finding Water in the West

Searchlight, Nevada-based duo Kim Garrison Means and Steve Radosevich seek to answer the question, "what is there even to protect out there?" By Maggie Grimason

Mar 03

Anna Rotty

ArtistsNew MexicoVol. 7 Finding Water in the West

Anna Rotty’s work deals with beauty and anxiety, using water as a jumping-off point to explore the politics of modern civilization. By Maggie Grimason

Mar 03

Viewing the Colorado River: Between Art and Actuality

FeatureNevadaVol. 7 Finding Water in the West

The decline of the Colorado River through drought and other factors has prompted artists to call attention to this event. Does art have the power, though, to mitigate the crisis? By Hikmet Sidney Loe