Apr 25 Thursday
"A Tenuous Thread" is a retrospective encompassing five decades of creative output by master weaver Bhakti Ziek. Arranged chronologically, the retrospective charts the evolution of Ziek's pioneering approach to weaving alongside a historical survey of textile craft that raises questions about cultural appropriation that can be traced back to the late Byzantine plot to steal silk production from China's Tang Dynasty.
The retrospective features works from Ziek's storied weaving career, from her humble beginnings as a student of textiles in South America to her prominent career in academia and beyond. Samplers, tapestries, and mounted textile works imbued with personal symbols, motifs, and text from Ziek's life illustrate the inextricable link between the artist's weaving practice and lived experience. Ziek demonstrates this link with live, in-gallery weaving demonstrations on her floor loom every Thursday and Saturday following the exhibition’s opening on 23 February 2023.
A selection of works by Ziek's pupils-turned-colleagues, including Tali Weinberg, Jovencio de la Paz, Anastatia Spicer, Susie Taylor & Ann Morton, accompany Ziek's oeuvre and establish a figurative and material dialogue that evokes the mindful knowledge sharing essential to textile craft and innovation.
Raven Chacon: Three Songs brings together three of Raven Chacon’s projects that pay tribute to Indigenous women through sound, video, and visual work.
This refocusing on female leadership asserts Indigenous women as both keepers of memory and creators of culture. When presented in unison, these works resound the suppressed histories and present-day stories of Native resistance in the face of systemic power.
Through original documents, photographs, and artifacts, Witnessing Justice examines the challenges and importance of the Nuremberg trials and the international community’s response to Nazi crimes against humanity. This exhibit gives insight into the experience of prosecuting war crimes from the perspective of members of the legal team.
Now, you can also dive into the stories of Nuremberg through the interactive digital scrapbooks and photo albums of those who took part. NMHIM has engaged Corrales-based digital exhibit developer IDEUM to bring a dynamic new dimension to our exhibit.
Learn the history of textile production and the secrets of weaving from one of America's foremost contemporary fiber artists, Bhakti Ziek.
Join master weaver Bhakti Ziek in-gallery every Thursday & Saturday for a live demonstration of her fiber craft as she weaves a large-scale tapestry on her floor loom that showcases the various techniques used in the textile works that comprise her 50-year retrospective, "A Tenuous Thread."
Demonstration times subject to change, call the gallery at 505.982.8111 for more information.
Apr 26 Friday
Common Ground - Works on Paper: Paper is the connecting element in this fun and highly creative exhibit. New Mexico artists are invited to show prints, collage, watercolor, pastel and mixed media, all utilizing this wonderful surface for art making -- paper! The exhibit opens Thursday, April 18, and runs through Saturday, May 18, 2024. The artist reception is planned for Saturday, April 27 from 4 PM to 6 PM. Founded in 1929, the New Mexico Art League is an art school and gallery, and a non-profit 501(C)3 association. We are open to the public from 10 AM to 4 PM Tuesday through Saturday, at 3409 Juan Tabo NE, behind the Juan Tabo Library in Albuquerque. Exhibits are also online 24/7. No tickets are required. For information, call 505-293-5034 or visit our website at www.newmexicoartleague.org.
This interactive exhibition celebrates the central role that Pueblo Baseball has played and continues to play in many community members’ lives at the 19 Pueblos. It tells stories of Pueblo Baseball in looking at the past, present, and future through interviews, photographs, videos, and memorabilia. Critical skills in athletics, judgment, adaptation, and perception as pitchers, batters, runners, catchers, and umpires are passed down through the generations. Pueblo Baseball games carry on a legacy more than 100+ years old with male team members from 15-55 years old playing together at once.
In creating a space for Pueblo communities to be in dialogue with each other about this century-old tradition, the exhibition serves as an introduction to the ways that Pueblo Baseball shapes Pueblo identities and reflects Pueblo value systems to all audiences. A Community Scrapbook Board will facilitate a space where Pueblo community members can contribute their stories and photographs. During the run of the exhibition, the IPCC will be offering a Baseball Card making activity to school groups. The IPCC team will also be coordinating a panel discussion program with Pueblo Baseball players.
Da Vinci Machines, The Exhibition will open at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History on Saturday, January 27. The exhibit features thought-provoking and interactive displays celebrating the creativity and incredible feats of engineering of the acclaimed thinker of the Renaissance, Leonardo Da Vinci. The exhibit is included with the price of admission to the museum.