Cow skulls and other bones are almost as iconic a motif in Georgia O'Keeffe's paintings as her flowers. Bones weren't just a subject for painting, however. She was an avid collector. Sorting out which bones belonged to a specific species of animal was the task set for UNM zooarchaeologist Victoria Monagle, whose efforts helped deepen the museum's knowledge base about its own institutional subject.
"Feminism" can be a loaded word, but pluralizing it has the potential to add new layers of perspective. Some of these are addressed in Feminisms, a new exhibit featuring 13 Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists.
From the beginning of singer-songwriter Keb' Mo's solo career, it was clear that he was working a different kind of blues. Although early albums stick closer to the brand, he begins to inflect his music — which includes some stunning guitar work ("Kind Hearted Woman," for instance) — with a different sound and message. Even the down-and-dirtiest subject matter reflects some hope.
As a writer whose books have sometimes been met with lukewarm sales and critical response, Caroline Leavitt has learned that the only way to pursue her art is to forget about fame.
Don’t worry, the tasting experience is virtual but the wine is real and so is the food.
Undaunted by the pandemic, the Santa Fe Playhouse presents its annual Fiesta Melodrama as a 2020-appropriate web series.
It's not often that one can peer into a teenager's head, some local teachers say, but a new project provides a glimpse into the adolescent mind during the coronavirus pandemic.
“The Red Violin to The Lord of Cries: John Corigliano’s Music” is presented by composer and educator Evan Fein, whose doctoral dissertation was the first comprehensive analysis of Corigliano’s celebrated 1991 opera The Ghosts of Versailles.
A lover of wildlife since his youth in South Africa, sculptor David Meredith casts the likenesses of nature's menagerie in bronze.
Hunker Down is a play for the pandemic era about two baby boomers who connect during isolation.
Artist Robert LaDuke is fascinated by vintage modes of transportation, as well as cars, ships, trains, and the occasional rocket ship. LaDuke renders them as they might appear in 1930s and '40s-era America.
Tom Birkner's slice-of-life paintings hone in on individuals as they mark the moments in their daily lives. His candid representations show human engagement across a spectrum of activities.
Twenty-seven artists respond to the misogyny and blatent disregard for human rights in the era of Donald Trump in Axle Contemporary feminist-themed juried exhibition.
Check out the videos of star soprano Renée Fleming’s recent session with singers from the Juilliard School of Music.
Dramatic scale and rich, saturated colors pervade the Flatland landscapes of artist Bruce Cascia, whose paintings of isolated farmsteads beneath massive thunderheads are melancholy and dramatic.
The mood grows more cooperative and less pushy over the weekend as the moon enters Aquarius.
Documentarian Ric Burns interviewed renowned neurologist Oliver Sacks in the last year of the scientist's life for his film Oliver Sacks: His Own Life. Burns remembers the man who made enduring contributions to what we know about the human brain in a CCA-hosted webinar.
The facilities were closed to the public March 16 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Media reports aren’t the only ways to understand global migration issues and the trauma experienced by refugees. In DISPLACED: Contemporary Artists Confront the Global Refugee Crisis, SITE Santa Fe presents 10 creative interpretations of the problem from around the world.
Not only is Jesse Tatum the principal flute at Santa Fe Symphony but she's also a licensed social worker. While others might question her decisions with questions like, "Why can't you just focus on something?" she contends that her seemingly dual identity "feels very authentic."
Here's the latest news from around the Santa Fe arts world.
Dr. Mary L. Trump makes her case against her uncle, the President of the United States, by exploring and divulging family dynamics in Too Much and Never Enough.
Here's our best information at press time on the restaurants, cafés, and other spots that offer indoor and outdoor service, takeout, curbside, and delivery.
The stars give us an opportunity to build momentum if we can focus our energy and stay on target.
Poetry in Paint: Bea Mandelman in Taos uses Mandelman’s journals, photographs, and interviews with her contemporaries to explore the artist’s life.
The New Mexico Holocaust Museum offers two new exhibits on the history of hate.
The Center for Contemporary Arts' Living Room Series presents Driven to Abstraction, a documentary about art forgeries.
Artist Monika Steinhoff closes out her brick-and-mortar gallery with a 50-year retrospective of her work.
Artist Erin Currier pays homage to athletes whose impact extends from the playing field or arena into the provinces of social justice and activism.
On Aug. 26, the governor announced that New Mexico restaurants may return to indoor dining at limited capacity. Here, you’ll find our best information at press time on…
Live Wire explores themes of turmoil and transformation in times of political upheaval through the art of emerging and established fiber and textile artists.
Painter Victor Whitmill give mysterious figures dominion over nebulous, unfamiliar landscapes and celestial realms.
In Herd Immunity, sculptor Walter Robinson and painter Scott Greene use their respective mediums to reflect on the absurdities of the human condition.
Mark Kiffin, chef and owner of The Compound, is celebrating 20 years with the Santa Fe mainstay.
Eighteen-year-old Milan Lombardo hopes to inspire others, young and old, with his inspirational podcast, What's Your Juice?
Three more Santa Fe poets offer perspectives on the coronavirus pandemic. The selections were curated by Santa Fe poet laureate Elizabeth Jacobson
Notice a cloudiness of feeling while the sun opposes sensitive Neptune under an emotional Cancer moon this week.
If you crave live performances more than you care to acknowledge, the Santa Fe Symphony has a program with you in mind (what's more, it doesn't violate current state health protocols)!
Film festivals, like Austin's South by Southwest, were nixed because of the coronavirus pandemic, but a few have decided to continue with modifications. Chloe Zhao's Nomandland and Frances Lee's Ammonite top the list of the most anticipated premieres at this year's virtual and in-person screenings.
Lauren Camp hopes that her poems speak to you. Her new book, Took House, is a narratively oriented book that centers on an all-consuming, dangerous-sounding romantic relationship.
Ruth Ware, often compared to murder mystery juggernaut Agatha Christie, has released One by One, a creative homage to the dame's And Then There Were None. As Maureen Corrigan writes, "Ware's novels wink at Christie in a saucy way."
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham's latest book, about the late civil rights icon and former U.S. representative John Lewis, focuses on the early years of Lewis' social and political activism.
"You can zip through Winter Counts for the fast-paced thrills or the chance to learn about Native culture, but slow down to enjoy the beauty of Weiden’s writing." — Carol Memmott
Christopher Nolan's Inception is a classic contemporary example of a movie that takes your mind to places you never knew it could go. Here are some of our staff picks for other films in a similar vein.
Collage artists reconstruct imagery to create new narratives, often as a way of commenting on contemporary issues. 516 Arts and the Kolaj Institute bring 40 artists from around the world together to highlight this ubiquity and versatility of this democratic medium.
Artist Vicente Telles gives the traditional art of the santero a contemporary twist in his solo work and collaborations with other regional artists.
Vivo's artists emerge from their studios to present new works in the gallery's first in-house exhibition since the start of the coronavirus health crisis.
Three artists from the same family combine their efforts in an installation that answers these divisive and tumultuous times with the aesthetic beauty of art.
Photographers from the past and present capture the enduring presence of the cowboy in the American West in an exhibition that ranges from the 19th century into the 21st.
Godzilla, the bad guy, or Godzilla, the good guy? There's plenty of options to choose from, no matter which version of the King of the Monsters you love.
The 96th Annual Burning of Zozobra happens on Friday, Sept. 4, albeit without an audience present. But you can still watch it live on KOAT-TV 7.
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- Mark Kiffin: Twenty Years at The Compound
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- The architect-chef: Martín Rios of Restaurant Martin
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- The wines of summer: Some off-your-radar varietals perfect for blue skies and warm weather
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- Getting fresh on Guadalupe: Paloma plans seasonal summer treats