Here’s the second in a series of posts showcasing remarkable acts of collaboration in the Santa Fe Art Community. If you caught Currents 2011, you’ll likely remember the video installation “Interference.” The title describes a rubble-strewn urban wasteland that shifts to lush forest when interfered with by a human presence. Interactive videos were a big […]
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Beyond the Measure: Artist Alexandra Eldridge
I own a piece of Alexandra Eldridge. A piece of her art, yes, but a piece of the artist as well. It doesn’t entitle me to anything; I can’t hawk it on eBay or take it to dinner. It’s not a byproduct of purchase; it’s available to anyone: to every art tourist who ever tipped […]
LocalMotion: Northern New Mexico’s November Art & Studio Tours
Painted fish swim across a ceramic celandon sea. The spout has a jaunty arc and the clever lid has recessed wells for easy grasping. It’s a marvelous teapot, bought over 25 years ago: a happy reminder of the rich vein of artistic talent that lies along and near the High Road from Santa Fe to […]
Phat Trash: the Art of Creative Renewal in the City Different
Floors made from wine corks? Windows of crystal platters? In Huntsville, Texas, a community’s cast offs gain new life under the direction of Dan Phillips, founder of Phoenix Commotion, a company which crafts affordable housing out of durable discards from construction sites, roadside pickings and trash heaps. Read more about this visionary project in the […]
Past as Presence: Joanne Lefrak at Box Gallery
Joanne Lefrak is lovely and charming, with a warmth and gentle spontaneity that disarms. Given the potent mystique of the brooding artist, you might think niceness would be an occupational detriment, or at the least, irrelevant. But if you’re in the business of brokering relationships and gathering stories, it helps to be the sort of […]
