The Albuquerque Museum of Art & History
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Emily Brock |
ALBUQUERQUE NOW: FALL
October 11, 2009 – January 3, 2010
Albuquerque Now: Fall is the first of two installations of diverse work by artists of the metropolitan area and is organized by Andrew Connors, Curator of Art. Albuquerque Now celebrates the diversity of visual culture in all of its active manifestations, from traditional woodworking to digital video, from printmaking to installation art. Albuquerque Now: Winter will open January 24, 2010.
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Jennifer Nehrbass |
PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
| Larry Bob Phillips works 10 feet above gallery floor on "Free Bubble-Up," an on-site work. |  |
Opening Day
Sunday October 11
1:00 pm Community Conversation on the arts in Albuquerque
Join moderator Gene Grant from KNME’s New Mexico in Focus and members of the arts community as we discuss current trends and future prospects for the arts in Albuquerque. Participate in the conversation through an open mic segment offered during the program.
2:00 pm Gallery talks in Albuquerque Now: Fall. Join a selection of artists in the gallery for brief talks about their work.
3:00 pm Ecotone Physical Theatre
A New Mexico- based improvisational performance ensemble. Performing a unique blend of dramedy, slapstick sound and gesture, rife with the potential for hap and mishap.
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Alison Green |
Screening
Thursday, October 22
6:00 pm
See a public screening of an episode from the upcoming season of the award -winning PBS documentary, Art:21 — Art in the Twenty-First Century. This episode presents four artists whose works or personal stories transport viewers to imaginary worlds and altered states of consciousness. With works that seem at times hallucinatory, irreverent, and sublime, each of these artists pursues a vision first held in the mind’s eye. Jeff Koons, Mary Heilmann, Florian Maier-Aichen and Cao Fei are featured. This event is produced in collaboration with Art21, Inc., a non-profit contemporary art organization serving artists, students, teachers, and the general public worldwide.
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Fernando Delgado |
Curator’s Conversations
Wednesdays, November 4 & December 2
11:00 am
Join Andrew Connors, Curator of Art, for engaging discussions on select works in the exhibition, Albuquerque Now: Fall. A free Wednesday event, no admission required.
Albuquerque Now Presents: Fall
The first in a two- part series exploring the performing arts in Albuquerque
Sunday Oct 11 (part of opening day events)
3:00 pm
Ecotone Physical Theatre. A diverse, New Mexico based ensemble consisting of dancers, actors, and musicians who mine the veins of improvisation.
Sunday December 13
2:00 pm
Mestizo Mouth
Mestizo Mouth is a gathering of mixed minds and spoken word at its most dynamic.
Made up entirely of Albuquerque-area slam/performance poets who are
champions on the collegiate and national level of poetry slam, Mestizo Mouth
promises to push performance poetry to new theatrical levels with its dynamic
and energetic multi-voice performances.
Saturday, January 2
1:00 & 3:00 pm
Lauren Kahn Puppet and Object Theatre (part of Family Day events).
It’s Time! An object theatre show for ages 1-3 and their adult companions,
performed by Isabelle Kessler.
A character, dressed all in gray, arrives in her workshop. There, everything is
gray. In this quiet nest, color will be born, feather by feather.
The goal was to create a show about extreme simplicity and tranquility, for that
age when each moment is a discovery and magic is in the emotions.
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Holly Roberts |
Family Day
Saturday January 2
1:00-4:00 pm
Enjoy drop- in art activities, gallery walks in the exhibition, Albuquerque Now: Fall and a performance from Lauren Kahn Puppet and Object Theatre.