Aug 5, 2016 - Aug 5, 2017
Agnes Martin and Me
New Mexico History Museum
Shrouded in myth, the artist Agnes Martin (1912-2004), an iconic figure in 20th-century art, was emotionally and artistically tortured, exquisitely sensitive yet socially inept. Canadian born, she started to make a name for herself in the New York art scene in the late 1950s and early 1960s, but in 1967, abandoned her career for a reclusive life in the New Mexico desert. She did not return to her work for nearly a decade.
Several years after she began creating art again, photographer Donald Woodman met her and remained a fixture in her life from 1977 through 1984. In Agnes Martin and Me, an exhibit opening August 5 at the New Mexico History Museum (precise closing date to be determined), Woodman shares his photographs of their time together. The exhibit accompanies his new book, Agnes Martin and Me (Lyon Art Books; May 2016), which reveals the raw, unveiled person he knew in the seven rollercoaster years of their constant contact.
Aug 5, 2016
Exhibit opening: Agnes Martin and Me
New Mexico History Museum
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
See Donald Woodman’s photographs of iconic artist Agnes Martin in this exhibit, which accompanies his new book, Agnes Martin and Me (Lyon Art Books; May 2016). A Free First Friday Evening event. Free admission 5-8 pm.
Aug 5, 2016
Meridel Rubenstein
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Gallery Talk
Artist Meridel Rubenstein discusses her work on view in Con Cariño: Artists Inspired by Lowriders 5:30-6:30pm.
Aug 5, 2016
Breakfast with the Curators
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
with artist Jason Garcia and curator Valerie Verzuh
Meet the minds behind the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture’s newest exhibition - Into the Future - with this popular summer series that combines breakfast with talks and tours, providing a closer look at the subjects from the people who know them best.
$30/Foundation Members and $35 for non-members.
Call the MIAC front desk at 505-476-1269 to register.
