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Posted inArt

The Elusive Residue of Memory in Hazy Prints

by Coco Picard March 13, 2022March 11, 2022

“These prints are perhaps my surrender to Shadow,” writes New Mexico-based artist Maja Ruznic.

Posted inArt

Transcendental Painting Lives on in New Mexico and Beyond

Avatar photo by Nancy Zastudil February 8, 2022February 9, 2022

The group of self-identified idealists, active until 1942, created nonrepresentational paintings of and from the creative imagination.

Posted inOpinion

One Nation Under a Groove: Why We Danced in the Streets

Avatar photo by J. Faith Almiron December 3, 2020December 4, 2020

Public protests once filled the same streets now transformed into block parties. Photojournalists captured the impromptu gatherings and spontaneous joy that emerged in the distinct style of each city.

Posted inNews

Man Shot and Wounded During Demonstration Against Colonial Statue

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia June 17, 2020January 22, 2021

Gunshots were fired outside of the Albuquerque Museum as members of a right-wing militia infiltrated an attempt to remove a statue of New Mexico’s colonial governor, Juan de Oñate.

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A New Emergency Relief Grant for New Mexico Artists

Avatar photo by Ellie Duke April 7, 2020April 6, 2020

As part of the Warhol Foundation’s $1.6 million relief efforts, 516 ARTS will use its Fulcrum Fund to support New Mexico artists whose incomes have been affected by the coronavirus.

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World’s Largest Native American Art Forgery Ring Distributed $12M of Fakes

Avatar photo by Kealey Boyd February 8, 2019August 30, 2019

The US government attorney supports 18-month sentences and fines for the accused, but in many ways the damage is done, casting both real and fake Native American artworks into doubt.

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Native Creators and Fans Converge at the First-Ever Indigenous Comic Con

Avatar photo by Adele Oliveira December 12, 2016December 9, 2016

The con gathered artists, writers, illustrators, and fans in one place to celebrate and discover contemporary Native nerd culture. It also served as a corrective.

Posted inArt

Native American Students Fight to Remove Colonial Imagery from University of New Mexico

by Matthew Irwin September 12, 2016September 13, 2016

ALBUQUERQUE — Students and activists at the University of New Mexico have renewed an almost 50-year-old effort to abolish colonial imagery on campus, beginning with the school’s official seal.

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Artist Mel Chin Proposes a Solar Currency for the Sahara

by Matthew Irwin October 26, 2015October 31, 2015

ALBUQUERQUE — Mel Chin’s “The Potential Project,” represented by an installation at 516 Arts, embodies the teetering ambiguities of “first world” philanthropy.

Posted inNews

Public Art for a Desert City with No Inhabitants

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton March 13, 2015March 13, 2015

Does a city with no residents need public art? Absolutely, according to University of New Mexico (UNM) adjunct professor Sherri Brueggemann, who first heard about the Center for Innovation, Testing, and Evaluation (CITE) plan last year.

Posted inArt

Opening a Gallery in a Contemporary Art Desert

by Matthew Irwin October 24, 2014October 27, 2014

ALBUQUERQUE — Writer, curator, and (now) gallery owner Nancy Zastudil summarized her experience opening a commercial art gallery in Albuquerque with one Facebook post.

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