This Month at The Albuquerque Museum
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Kitchen Mesa and clearing storm, Ghost Ranch, New Mexico 2007. Photograph ©Craig Varjabedian. |
Ghost Ranch and the Faraway Nearby
Photographs by Craig Varjabedian
July 12 – October 11, 2009
Learn more about this exhibition and events!
Experimental Geography
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Sierpinski Gasket by Miguel Arzabe
Richard Levy Gallery is please to present Sierpinski Gasket, by Miguel Arzabe at
The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History in participation with LAND/ART.
This project will be completed for viewing on Sunday, August 2, 2009.
The Sierpinski triangle follows a set of simple instructions that are repeated indefinitely. It has been studied as a model for self-organizing natural and biological systems. Some have theorized that the Paleolithic cave artists were like shamans, retreating to remote locations and ceremoniously imbuing the imagery of animals with magical properties in order to promote prosperity for the hunt. Sierpinski Gasket, by San Francisco based artist Miguel Arzabe, was inspired by the notion that these early artists were attempting to affect positive change on their environment. In contemporary society our hunt for knowledge is dependant on technology. At the source of this technology are mathematical mental models such as the Sierpinski triangle. Azarabe seeks to unite this technology source with ritualistic painting in his installation. For the Sierpinski Gasket, Arzabe hand trowels local earth, stenciling the triangle onto the museum exterior. The mud works as a votive offering to the earth, and a reconciliation of the importance of technology with our inevitable dependence on the natural.
The Shape of Time: Photographs of Star Axis by Edward Ranney, 1979 – 2009
June 28 - September 20, 2009
Edward Ranney has photographed the growth of the earth-sculpture Star Axis since 1979, when Charles Ross began excavation of the southern edge of Chupinas Mesa, near Las Vegas, New Mexico, for the construction of the site’s eleven story Star Tunnel. The large-format photographs Ranney has taken each year since then reveal a major site growing out of its own rubble. For Ranney, with his extensive experience photographing pre-Columbian sites of ancient America, this process might be described as a kind of visual archaeology in reverse. Inherent in a project spanning a generation are visual observations of the power of a specific site as it grows and changes over time, as well as a poetic sense of the changing shape of time itself. Here photographic documentation speaks not only of architectural construction, but also of process and duration, intuition and aspiration, and a shared desire to understand cosmic phenomena on a human scale.
Sunday, August 30, 1:00 pm
Artist Talk with Edward Ranney and Charles Ross
The works of Edward Ranney are in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Art Institute of Chicago and Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe among others. Charles Ross, part of the originating artists of the Land Art movement conceived of Star Axis in 1971. Standing eleven stories high and measuring 1/10th of a mile across, this sculpture places viewers inside the trajectory of the earth’s axis.
33rd ANNUAL SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL WITH THE NEW MEXICO JAZZ WORKSHOP
The New Mexico Jazz Workshop presents Salsa Under the Stars on Friday nights and Jazz & Blues Under the Stars on Saturday nights in the Museum Amphitheater. Season begins May 29 and runs through August 28, 2009. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Concert runs from 7 - 10 p.m. All shows occur rain or shine. The Cooperage Restaurant provides food and full bar service. Admission for most concerts: $13 Adults; $11 Seniors (60+) and Students w/ID; $10 New Mexico Jazz Workshop and Albuquerque Museum Members. Guest Artist concerts: $15 Adults, $13 Seniors (60+) and Students w/ID; $12 NMJW and Albuquerque Museum Members. Families are welcome and children Under 12 are free. Summer Music Festival Passes and Group Discounts available. For event & ticket info, call 255-9798, or visit the NMJW website at www.nmjazz.org. 
Salsa Under the Stars
Friday, 08/07/09 - Calle 66
Friday, 08/14/09 - Jose Conde y Ola Fresca: in partnership with !Globalquerque! - $15 Adults; $13 Seniors (60+) and
Students w/ID; $12 New Mexico Jazz Workshop (NMJW)
and Albuquerque Museum Members.
Friday, 08/21/09 - Quemozo
Friday, 08/28/09 - Son Como Son
Friday, 09/04/09 - Havana Nrg
Jazz & Blues Under the Stars
Saturday, 08/01/09 - Santa Fe Great Big Jazz Band
Saturday, 08/08/09 - Transit - Brazilian jazz
Saturday, 08/15/09 - No event scheduled
Saturday, 08/22/09 - Jeff Brown Trio/ Tommy Gearhart w/Tony Cesarano
Free General Admission Days at The Albuquerque Museum
The first Wednesday of the month is a free general admission day. General admission to the Museum is also free every Sunday morning from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Saturday
Family Art Workshops
1 – 2:30 p.m.
Fun for all ages. All supplies are provided. Free with Museum general admission.
Tours
Sculpture Garden Walking Tours - Docent-guided tours are offered Tuesday-Saturday at 10 a.m. during the months of April through November.
Old Town Walking Tours - Docent-guided tours are offered Tuesday-Sunday at 11 a.m. from mid-March to mid-December.
Except as noted, all events are free with Museum admission.
Don't miss tours at Casa San Ysidro in the nearby Village of Corrales. Casa San Ysidro
is a Spanish Colonial home owned and operated by The Albuquerque Museum. Casa San Ysidro is closed to the public during December & January.
Continuing Exhibitions
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Imagenes de la Frontera, Border Images 1910-1916
Through July 2010
The Mexican Revolution is a story of complicated shifting alliances
for the Mexican participants. The United States was interested in the stabilization of Mexico at the least and outright invasion and annexation at the most.
The images of the Mexican Revolution and the United States
Punitive Expedition in this exhibit are selected from a photo album that was compiled by Captain Donald A. Young of the U.S. 7th Cavalry. Captain Young was stationed at Fort Bliss north of El Paso
when he purchased this collection. The album contains 201 photographs of people and events on the border between the United States and Mexico during the Mexican Revolution. Otis Aultman sold the photographs in his El Paso studio. The 26 photographs represented in the exhibit depict prominent characters as well as scenes from the conflict. On display through July 2010.
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Selections from the Collection of Drs. Bette K. and John R. Graham features a part of the 2008 donation of a major collection of mid- to late-19th century basketry and pottery, Diné (Navajo) and Pueblo vessels from the 1920s to 1970s, 20th century Diné weavings, and contemporary paintings, sculpture and fiber arts. Many items were purchased from the Alvarado Hotel Indian Building, the Santa Fe Indian Market, and directly from contemporary artists. On view through July 2010.
Cultural Renaissance: 40 Years of The Albuquerque Museum
An exhibition celebrating the history of The Albuquerque Museum and featuring selections from the Museum's art and history collections. On going.
Common Ground: Art in New Mexico
A permanent art exhibition highlighting a significant and museum-owned
works from the late 19th century to the present day, including some
that have never before been viewed by the public. On going.
Four Centuries: The History of Albuquerque
The
permanent history exhibit focus is on historical maps of the southwest region of the United States, Spanish occupation, Camino Real, Hispanic
life, Civil War and statehood in 1912.