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Friday Voyage: Hassan Fathy in Egypt and New Mexico
The famed Egyptian architect known for innovative green building techniques and designing communities that empowered the less fortunate, left us a gem in Abiquiu.
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Mercury Poetry: Without Warning
23. August 2014
At the bus stop and out of the corner of my eye
I see myself waiting,
awkward bundle at my feet.
I am wearing the same sky blue fleece
though it hangs looser against my body.
My hair, still long and full and brown,
frames the younger me in her oblivion...
Emerging Voices: Elizabeth Stebbins
23. August 2014
Curator’s note by Stevie Olson: This week, the Mercury is proud to feature two pieces from Elizabeth Stebbins. Both pieces are thoughtfully-constructed, beautiful vignettes of life. Elizabeth’s grasp of language allows her execute poetic paragraphs which draw the reader into her observations and narratives. Liz is a wildly talented artist. As you’ll find out reading her pieces, she is a piano player, a budding philosopher, and gifted wordsmith. We wish Elizabeth a wonderful coming fall semester...
Continue reading...Friday Voyage: Barelas Neighborhood and its Famed Coffee House
21. August 2014
One of Albuquerque's oldest neighborhoods boasts a history and red chile like no other.
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¡COLORES! August 15, 2014
16. August 2014
Santa Fe santera Marie Romero Cash shares how she needed to push the boundaries of creativity. Artist Richard Birkett has been making fantasy clocks for almost 30 years. Ceramic artist Sara Swink creates characters from dreams and nightmares. Playwright Tarell McCraney's adapts Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra."
Continue reading...Zachariah Rieke: The Tao of Painting
13. August 2014
Longtime New Mexico painter's new work fuses ancient Eastern philosophy and modern Western technique in an ongoing dance with nature and the elements.
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The Queen of Junk
12. August 2014
Vivid memories of paths crossed and "junking" in this ode to friendship.
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28. August 2014
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