Samantha Platero realized how adulterated and inauthentic most of the jewelry presented as “Navajo” was, and how rarely her community truly profited from this economy.
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Silver as a Lens Into Santa Fe and Its “Place in the Myth of the American West”
Upon invitation from the Wheelwright Museum, Nathan Young has created an installation of bridles, bow guards, belt buckles, and cigarette holders ranging from the 19th century to the present.
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Inside Luis Jiménez’s American Southwest
Born to an immigrant family in El Paso, Texas, Luis Jiménez grew up in a world dominated by cowboys, cactus, and rattlesnakes, all of which appeared in his art.
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13 Arts Organizations Across 5 States and 2 Nations Unite for Desierto Mountain Time
Exhibitions will display embroidery techniques by asylum seekers, reflect on New Mexico’s first all-Black community, and more.
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Wupatki National Monument, Home to 5,000 Indigenous Sites, Will Be Conserved
With $1.3 million granted by the Getty, teams hope to develop innovative solutions to address Wupatki’s challenges that can also be applied to other climate-vulnerable heritage sites.
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Santa Fe Gets an Art Space Dedicated to Virtual and New Media Art
The Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation opened the 3,500-square-foot space with exhibitions spanning the 18th to the 21st centuries.
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Diego Rodriguez-Warner’s Swirling, Curvilinear Compositions Leave No Surface Undecorated
In Horror Vacui, the artist’s works exude depth and dynamism, turning what might be mayhem into compelling narratives.
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Effacing Indigenous History One Obelisk at a Time
The gawking fascination with the Utah obelisk taps into larger, fundamental behavioral problems that are holdovers from colonizing the frontier.
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“Everyone Here Hates You”: Artists Send Marfa Tourists a Message
Local artists Chris Ramming and Rob Brill address tourists traveling to Marfa, which is in a COVID-19 hotspot and doesn’t have a hospital.
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The Chilling, Little Known History of Nuclear Experiments in the US Southwest
In From Dust Cara Despain lays bare that dark chapter of US history when the government tested nuclear weapons on its own soil.
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Internet Sleuths Locate Mysterious Monolith in Utah
Visitors have already started to show up at the site of the unusual, reflective monolith in the remote canyons of Utah.
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A Mysterious Steel Monolith, Reminiscent of Minimalist Sculpture, Discovered in Utah Canyons
Myriad theories about the sculpture emerged on the internet, ranging from a secret project by Richard Serra to an alien invasion.