Art
How John Deere and Eero Saarinen Inspired Georgia O'Keeffe's Largest Painting
The Saarinen-designed John Deere headquarters prompted O’Keeffe to create the monumental Sky Above Clouds IV in her Ghost Ranch garage.
Southwest
News
Artists Accuse New Mexico Museum of Art of Censoring Anti-fracking Work
The museum blames misunderstanding, but zine artists say tribal perspectives on oil and gas were silenced.
Interview
Meet the US Southwest's Art Community: Amy Jorgensen Wants to Democratize Art Criticism
An interview series spotlighting some of the creative community members in the US Southwest. Hear from artists, curators, and art workers about their current projects and personal quirks.
News
A New COVID-19 Relief Fund Benefits Santa Fe Artists
The Culture Connections Coalition Artists Relief Fund prioritizes grants for artists from historically disadvantaged communities.
In Brief
This Museum Security Guard's Tweets Will Brighten Your Day
The head of security at the National Cowboy Museum has been put in charge of the museum's social media while everyone else works from home, and his posts are genuinely adorable.
Art
Artists Defend Human Dignity in the Face of Institutional Dehumanization
70 miles north of the US–Mexico border, Other TARGET/s condemns migrant detention, mass incarceration, and the juvenile justice system, by reaffirming a sense of shared humanity.
Art
12 New Mexico Artists Defy Southwestern Stereotypes
An exhibition in Santa Fe attempts to tell a different story of what art looks like in the state.
Art
Pitting Environmental Preservation Against Historic Charm
Strict historic preservation codes often favor aesthetic interests over energy-saving initiatives like solar panels — but the material and financial considerations play a part, too.
Art
Crafting Critical Approaches to Americans' Relationship to Possessions
OBJECTS: REDUX, a reimagining of the groundbreaking 1969 Smithsonian exhibition OBJECTS: USA, explores innovative creation rooted in tradition and convention.
Interview
Meet the US Southwest's Art Community: Rose B. Simpson Believes Culture Is for "Conscious Nurturing"
An interview series spotlighting some of the creative community members in the US Southwest. Hear from artists, curators, and art workers about their current projects and personal quirks.
Film
A Rediscovered Nancy Holt Documentary From 1970
The short documentary Utah Sequences, previously thought to be lost, purely displays Nancy Holt’s vision of time and place.
Art
An Artist Revives a Story From One Thousand and One Nights for Contemporary Times
Elements from "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" come together to comment on current sociopolitical realities in Sama Alshaibi’s sculptural installation “The Cessation," at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.