Even though we are in New Mexico…not Colorado, there are some interesting clay exhibits in Denver lately, and Denver IS in our region. In addition to the Marvelous Mud exhibit at the Denver Art Museum, here’s some exhibits sent to me by my friend Barry Krzywicki. Takashi Nakazato was born into the Japanese lineage of … Continue reading
You are invited to join us for our Holiday Open House on December 3, 4, and 5 (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) at Rift Gallery in Rinconada from 10am to 5pm each day. Rift Gallery is located on Highway 68, the main road joining Santa Fe and Taos. We are about 50 miles north of Santa … Continue reading
One advantage of having Critical Santa Fe in Santa Fe is that several galleries have shows related to ceramics that you all can come to. Here’s the list of galleries you could visit this evening for a taste of what is happening: Jane Sauer Gallery, 652 Canyon Road Linda Durham Contemporary Art, 1807 2nd Street … Continue reading
I imagine myself as “the common (wo)man” visiting the strange art world and trying to make sense of it. Although I have attended countless art openings and some of them as an exhibitor of the art myself, I felt strangely alienated from the ritual of “The Art Opening” last night. Perhaps it is the state … Continue reading
The first unofficial event of the Critical Santa Fe was a show opening at Santa Fe Community College. Title of the all clay show is Critical Chaos. The people, the work, the talk…all swirling around like a big bowl of slippery spaghetti … impossible to grab the end and follow it, impossible to know where … Continue reading