New Mexico Mercury

¡COLORES! February 14, 2014

Grandaddy of New Mexico painters, Frank McCulloch shares how color, landscape, and being a New Mexican inspire his work.

Weekly Poem: Day One (a sestina)

Day One
the big bomb to win
the war of wars, the big
one, how many times
do you think, Doctor?
The Army wants to know!

Dr. Oppenheimer says he knows
the gadget will work and be one
big blast (in his doctoral
opinion), a dud would not win
us anything, we need more time
to develop a device that’s big

enough to blast a whole city...

El Machete: Art Worth More Than People

The Guggenheim in Abu Dhabi

An unlikely Jerusalem and its merry band of misfits

Beginning in early spring and continuing into late autumn, I often see a man walking on Raven Road in my neighborhood with a backpack, a shabby jacket and a smile. He is elderly, lean, with long hair and a beard as gray as my own. He wears dirty boots, a torn shirt and shabby pants. He is always by himself, although when I greet him, he responds with a friendly word and wave.

This man, with all his repulsiveness and attractiveness, is much like the protagonist of Jerusalem, an unusual play, in equal parts entertainment and philosophical statement, that opened last week at the Vortex Theater in Albuquerque...

The New Deal, New Mexico and Dorothea Lange

WPA art at the National Hispanic Cultural Center and remembering the trailblazing photographer who captured the soul of a vulnerable nation.

Humphrey’s World: Berry & APD

APD now hiring.

¡COLORES! February 7, 2014

New Mexico painter Willy Bo Richardson shares how discovering real world limitations allows him greater flexibility in the moment.

¡COLORES! January 31, 2014

New Mexico artists Jerry Wellman and Matthew Chase-Daniel created Axle Contemporary using an aluminum service truck. They play with the idea of where and how art can be shown.

El Machete: Long Walk

Never forget. 150 years ago.

‘Heart of the City’ Gets a Grande Opening

516 ARTS' opening reception for their "Heart of the City" exhibition was a huge success.  The Mercury was there to capture the festivities in a short video.  The exhibition takes place in a variety of locations in Albuquerque from Feb. 1st - May 3rd.