John Rohrbach, Will Wilson (Radius Books)ĭiné photographer and Speaking with Light co-curator Will Wilson calls the photographs in this new book “acts of visual sovereignty.” Beginning with “State to State,” a prologue that presents Indigenous treaty delegation images by non-Native photographers, Speaking with Light showcases a chronological and visually dramatic reclamation of Indigenous narratives. Speaking with Light: Contemporary Indigenous Photography Anyone reading this book, strolling the lavender fields, or driving under the grand allee of cottonwoods at Los Poblanos can appreciate the great minds and hard work that crafted this gem of a retreat. “The landscape is a work of the mind,” says historian Simon Schama. From its days as the ancestral homeland of Tiwa-speaking pueblos to the gardens’ reincarnation, in 1932, by pioneering landscape architect Rose Greely, Los Poblanos is a living record of the Río Grande Valley’s environmental past and present. Told by writer and landscape designer Judith Phillips, the story of Los Poblanos Historic Inn and Organic Farm demonstrates the deep agrarian roots of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque. Is it possible for one historic property to encapsulate ten thousand years of agricultural history in the Land of Enchantment? The Gardens of Los Poblanos makes a strong case for it. Judith Phillips (University of New Mexico Press) Polly Schaafsma’s insightful essay and captions detail the visual vocabulary behind human figures, spirals, stepped clouds, animals, and shields. The Colorado Plateau’s rock art is photographed by William Frej in stark black-and-white prints that incorporate surrounding landscapes. “An impossible harmony, a consonance of background and foreground, of canvas and image, of ritual-artistic creation inseparable from and indebted to its place.” That’s how Frank Graziano characterizes Southwest rock art in his introduction to this gorgeous oversize tome. Photographs by William Frej, text by Polly Schaafsma (Museum of New Mexico Press) With 100 works that represent the breadth of artists featured in the Harwood, from contemporary masters like Jaune Quick-to-See Smith to modernists like Patriciño Barela, plus photographers that span from Ansel Adams to Taos Pueblo member Deborah Lujan, Harwood Centennial belongs in the collection of any art lover.īlurred Boundaries: Perspectives on Rock Art of the Greater Southwest It’s an engrossing record of how the museum shaped the artists’ colony and vice versa. Harwood Centennial is more than a beautiful catalog to accompany the museum’s 100th-anniversary exhibition, on display through January 28, 2024. That longevity is a testament to the Harwood Museum of Art’s center-stage status as the second-oldest art museum in the state and the very first library in Taos. The Harwood Foundation opened its first show in 1923, more than a decade before the town of Taos was incorporated. Nicole Dial-Kay, Emily Santhanam (Museum of New Mexico Press) Harwood Centennial: 100 Works for 100 Years
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