The Panhandle

Ongoing

Melanie Yazzie: Mind Maps

Museum of the Southwest

Last Chance - April 7 through May 27, 2012

Prints, ceramics and mixed media pieces by Melanie Yazzie, a Navajo of the Salt and Bitter Water clans and an Associate Professor of Art at the University of Colorado in Boulder.

History of Schizophrenia

Kemp Center for the Arts

May 12, 2012 through May 12, 2013

Part of the Kemp Center's annual outdoor sculpture exhibition, curated by Patrick Kelly and Including work by John Robert Craft, Erin Curtis, Hiroko Kubo, Patrick Kelly, Ted Larsen, Shelby Meier, M, Scott Proctor, Chris Sauter, and Jason Villegas.

Recents Posts

Milislav in his throne room.

Found Art: Serbian Groom Trolls for Bride

The image above and those below were pasted in a document that opened with the following (loosely translated) text: “To all unmarried ones who would like to spend their life by my side and within all the beauties of my home. Please look below at all the magic of my home that I have decorated [...]

90s Nostalgia: Lamenting the loss of the mega bookstore while loving the iPad

90s Nostalgia: Lamenting the loss of the mega bookstore while loving the iPad

During the 90s, I worked at Hastings. Similar to other major retail entertainment chains (Borders, Blockbuster, Tower, etc.), Hastings sells just about every form of consumable media, and can be found in mid-size cities and suburbs across the country. Going there as a kid (the nearest one being a half hour’s drive) was an important [...]

Zona MACO México 2012

Zona MACO México 2012

The past couple of weeks have been a whirlwind in Mexico City.  The annual art fair, in its eighth year, Zona MACO took place last week and sent the art world into a tizzy of openings, events, dinners, 1pm brunches, and cocktail hours that left us all reeling.  In all the art fairs that I [...]

Thomas Kinkade, A Quiet Eveningm

Thomas Kinkade, Disney, and NASCAR

The world lost Thomas Kinkade more than a week ago, an artist whose importance during his life was measured by product placement and marketing prowess. Kinkade’s work always fascinated me, not because his formulaic shuffle of cottages, lighthouses and waterfall gardens appealed to my taste, but because he seemed like a conflicted character. Many remember [...]