Santa Fe Reporter - Arts Valve

Heart to Karp - Exiting SFAI executive director talks future plans, feet and carrots

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 MDT

By: Enrique Limón
Diane Karp is a woman of contrasts. At moments relaxed, at others semi-erratic, she has both the presence of a sage and the delivery of a stand-up comedian.

The Depths of Shell - One artist leads unconventional path to the finish line

Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 MDT

By: Enrique Limón
If Aesop’s fables taught us anything, it’s that life is a journey, not a race.

Indigenous Peeper - New photography project breaks Native ground

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MDT

By: Enrique Limón
Quick: close your eyes and envision your own particular image of a Native American.

New Kids on the Art Block - On the eve of festival season, four fresh faces weigh in

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MDT

By: Enrique Limón
Last August, hot off of the heels of the 91st annual Indian Market, the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts announced that it wouldn’t renew longtime executive director Bruce Bernstein’s contract.

Southwest Bares - Photoshoot across Marcy St. breaks laws, opens minds

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MDT

By: Enrique Limón
“Not really,” Allen Kuziwakwashe replies when asked if he’s ready to get married.

Gettin’ Stitched - Quilting no longer just for the blue-haired set

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MDT

By: Enrique Limón
It’s Monday, just before lunchtime, and there’s a buzz at the State Capitol’s rotunda that’s usually reserved for opening day of the Legislature.

You’ve Got Veil - Artist Susan Begy gets real, shoots to thrill

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MDT

By: Enrique Limón
At age 48, mother of three Susan Begy had not come to terms with the title “housewife” and made a bold move to relocate to New York City and go back to school.

Microscope Dual-Blast - New art exhibit is the definition of introspective

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 MDT

By: Enrique Limón
Thomas Deerinck isn’t your typical artiste. “First and foremost, I am a microscopist and research scientist,” he says. “But if you would call a nature photographer an artist, then I’ll proudly accept the title.”

War Paint - MoCNA presents subversive art you can Bank on

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 MDT

By: Enrique Limón
Winston Churchill famously said, “The empires of the future are the empires of the mind.”

Luck o’ the British - Wit and accomplishment fill one local actor’s pot of gold

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 MDT

By: Enrique Limón
Standing at four feet, seven inches tall, Santa Fe by way of London actor Hugh Elliot is used to last-minute phone calls around this time. They also tend to come during the holidays.

Gird Your Coins - New functional art pieces out to nickel [quarter] and dime you

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 MST

By: Enrique Limón
Deril Gonzales is among Santa Fe’s most hated men. He’s hoping his department’s latest collaboration brings with it a wave of good PR.

Giant Among Men - Shepard Fairey has a posse

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 MST

By: Enrique Limón
Like many artists before him, Shepard Fairey owes his success to a 7-foot-4 1980s pro wrestler.

Lens Crafter - Re-energized, famed photographer Annie Leibovitz looks ahead

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 MST

By: Enrique Limón
“I can take any questions, just don’t ask me who the fathers of my children are,” a frank Annie Leibovitz tells a packed house at the Lensic during her recent visit to town.

Oma Goodness! - Anand Naren-Oma is his name, garden phalluses are his game

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 MST

By: Enrique Limón
Held every Sunday inside the Farmers Market Pavilion, the Railyard Artisan Market is the go-to place for cutesy aprons, rooster-emblazoned prayer flags and peacock feather “medicinal” fans.

The Elephant Man - One photog’s muse weighs five tons and wears baggy pants

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:00:00 MST

By: Enrique Limón
An intoxicating scent of rose incense fills the air in Will Buckley’s ArtServices Gallery. The scent is fitting, given he’s busy installing his latest photography exhibit.

Brush With Fame - Airbrush artist is out to redefine Southwestern art

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 MST

By: Enrique Limón
Leading the way into his home studio off Agua Fria Street, it’s clear that Grant Kosh marches to the beat of his own drum—or in this case ghetto blaster, complete with some vintage Cypress Hill tunes.

Vending Friend Request - Art lovers, meet your new best bud

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 MST

By: Enrique Limón
Leading the way to the living room of her Sunlit Hills home, Victoria Brown is positively giddy. “Here she is,” she says, like a proud mom opening her brag book. “She” is a newly minted art dispenser made from a repurposed 1950s cigarette vending machine, which Brown had delivered just two days prior.

Mother Hugger - How one local author has a grip on the self-help market

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 MST

By: Enrique Limón

It’s a nippy January morning and Elizabeth Gaylynn Baker, Jack of many trades, is standing by the Plaza obelisk giving away free hugs.

She’s accompanied by a man wielding a sign advertising the offer and another recording the events on an iPhone. “Free hugs, just for being alive!” the first one hollers at passersby.

Let It Snow (VIDEO) - With Snow Poems Project, the writing’s on the window

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 MST

By: Enrique Limón

Edie Tsong appears to be a little frantic as she spreads out 10-inch-tall cutout letters transported inside an SFR back issue. The clock is ticking, and she has less than two hours to use them to stencil a poem—using canned spray snow as a medium—in the street-facing windows of the Teen Court building.

Ghost of Arts Valve Past - Revisiting some of this series’ memorable subjects

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 MST

By: Enrique Limón
Being an art and culture authority (in a city that lives and breathes it) is no easy task. Especially when my personal definition of art goes far beyond a painting hung on a perfectly lit wall, or a poignant poem slammed on a stage.