Material World
BY CULLEN ARLINGTON CURTISS Of the hundreds of peoples that lived and flourished in native North America, few [...]
On Exhibit
The Art of Remembrance
BY LAURA ADDISON In 2003, Amy Groleau was doing archaeological field work as a graduate student in Ayacucho, [...]
Pictures of an Evolution
BY KATHERINE WARE Like many significant anniversaries, the New Mexico Museum of Art’s one-hundredth [...]
Getting the Points
BY CHRIS CREWS AND C.L. KIEFFER Saturday, October 21 is International Archaeology Day. For the past few years [...]
Picturing the Future
Cultivating, weaving, and dyeing cotton were regular parts of Mo Aiqun’s childhood. Born in 1958 in the Zhuang village of Sanbao (Tian’e County, Guangxi), she began learning to sew and embroider when she was thirteen. Like many young women in her community, she arrived at her new husband’s home with quilts she made for her dowry. [...]
Remnants among the Ruins
The New Mexico History Museum and the Museum of International Folk Art Reflect on the Syrian Civil War [...]
MAKING HISTORY
Cutting-edge, technology-driven operas may not seem like an immediate fit with the New Mexico History Museum, but if the goal is to explore emerging technology through the lens of history, this partnership is the solution. [...]
Negotiate, Navigate, Innovate
The exhibition Negotiate, Navigate, Innovate: Strategies Folk Artists Use in the Global Marketplace opens June 9 in the Museum of International Folk Art’s Gallery of Conscience. It explores the ways in which folk artists from around the world and in New Mexico work within the global market setting. [...]
Lloyd’s Treasure Chest
After a four-year hiatus, our special open-storage gallery, Lloyd’s Treasure Chest, is reopening with a fresh face. Visitors can take the Vehicle to the Vault (formerly known as the elevator) to the new Treasure Chest, a place for visitors to explore, interact, and create folk art. [...]
State of the Arts
BY TRICIA WARE This year’s Governor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts honors David Bradley, whose [...]
Into the Future
BY VALERIE K. VERZUH In contemporary art, Native American cultural power is located in the use of traditional [...]
Chasing the Lowrider Muse
BY KATHERINE WARE It takes a special vision and a lot of hard work to transform an abandoned car into a [...]
A Moving Passion
BY DANIEL KOSHAREK In 1977 Lowrider magazine quietly launched in San Jose, California, with the intent of [...]
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