New Mexico Mercury

La Aurora de la Virgen del Rosario

A submersion into a procession of faith in the hills of Oaxaca, Mexico.

El Machete: Political Art

Political Art

¡COLORES! October 3, 2014

Iconoclastic artist Chad Person creates collages using U.S. bank notes. The JFK Library exhibits White House recordings that shed new light on U.S.-Soviet relations during Kennedy’s administration...

Friday Voyage: Chatter Sunday

Every week a packed house of thirsty ears awaits classical music done differently at this Albuquerque gem. 

El Machete: Good Neighbors

Good Neighbors

¡COLORES! September 26, 2014

George R. R. Martin, shares insights into his writing, stories, characters, and how the transporting effect of fantasy inspires him to create such engrossing works.

Friday Voyage: Mary Sweet’s 30 Views of Mt. Taylor

This exhibition of woodblock prints at the State Land Office provides a better appreciation for the still fixture in the distance. 

Mercury Poetry: Central and San Mateo

A       group       of
strangers      waits
for   the   bus,   all
looking  down  the
street at the same
moment           for
something      that
will    carry   them
into    the    future,
and  one  of  them
takes    his    shirt
off,   as  if  to  say:
this   is    my   city

¡COLORES! September 12, 2014

Albuquerque painter Cedra Wood creates work that is plausible yet seems unrealistic. Abstract artist Jason Rohlf draws inspiration from navigating his everyday surroundings...

Comedy and tragedy on the Duke City stage

The continuing vitality of Albuquerque theater is a kind of marvel. The economy is tanking. More people are moving out than moving in. Unemployment is again rising toward 8 percent in a double-dip recession. Nearly every creative effort—including classical music, art galleries, book stores, magazines, newspapers, book publishing and writing— is in a world of hurt.

We still support, however, nearly 50 theatrical companies staging an extraordinary variety of classical and contemporary, edgy and conventional shows every weekend, year round, in and out of tourist seasons. To perceive just how remarkable the Albuquerque scene is just look around you. Santa Fe, celebrated for the visual arts, has almost no theatrical presence...