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New Mexico Connections: Hondius and Cowles
From top: Cowles, Dasburg and Hondius You’d be surprised at how often we find New Mexico links in the biographies of our historic artists, even if they never lived here. The latest paintings to appear...
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SPRING OF MODERNISM
We’ve had some unseasonably warm days after last weekend’s snowstorm, and it’s making us excited for the end of winter. It’s the perfect time to release our spring exhibition schedule, which is a...
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PICTORIALISM: From Stieglitz to Curtis
It was 1901 in New York City, and photographer Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946) was busy preparing an exhibition that would shake the foundations of the art world. He had worked for years—often to the...
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NEW ARMORY: Modernism’s Western Frontier
A severe sculpture by Andrew Dasburg, which appeared in the 1913 Armory Show, contrasts with his soft pastel snow scene that will appear in SPRING OF MODERNISM. The 102nd annual Armory Show opens in...
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SPRING OF MODERNISM: Paul Burlin
As our SPRING OF MODERNISM exhibition approaches its closing date on March 31st, we’re sharing the incredible stories of 20th century artists who shook the foundations of the New Mexico art community....
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THE QUINTESSENTIAL MODERNIST
We’re ending our SPRING OF MODERNISM blog series with the tale of a pioneering artist who was the model of a New Mexico modernist. Randall Davey (1887-1964) was born in East Orange, New Jersey. His...
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NEW LANDSCAPES, NEW VISTAS: Southwest Premodernism
This is part 2 of our blog series on the history of women artists in New Mexico. Read part 1 here, and learn more at our May 8-31st exhibition NEW LANDSCAPES, NEW VISTAS: Women Artists of New Mexico....
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Eric G. Thompson: New Works
Eric G. Thompson‘s new series of contemporary realist paintings arrived yesterday. As we pulled them from the box one by one, silenced by their cool gravitas, we saw them in a whole new way. First...
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MORANG AND FRIENDS: Alfred in Paris
Alfred Morang, 1952 “After Morang’s death, all of a sudden people started to realize that he was a great artist. People regretted that they didn’t pay enough attention to him,” Santa Fe art collector...
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MORANG AND FRIENDS: Ghost Stories
“There are ghosts at El Farol, there’s no question about it,” says Freda Keller with a playful smile. “There’s been a lot that’s happened over the years. In 1835 there were gunfights in the bar....
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