BELOW: 鈥淯ntitled #6,鈥 Agnes Martin, 1980, acrylic, graphite and gesso on canvas, collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art, gift of the American Art Foundation.
Photo by Blair Clark, courtesy of the Albuquerque Museum
鈥淪ong 1,鈥 Judy Tuwaletstiwa, 2021, raku-fired clay, red oxide acrylic mixed with adhesive, and burns on canvas, Tia Collection.
Photo by Eric Swanson, courtesy of the Albuquerque Museum
鈥淎IR,鈥 Marietta Patricia Leis, 2019, 18 photographs on metal, collection of the artist.
Photo by Stefan Jennings Batista, courtesy of the Albuquerque Museum
BELOW: 鈥淯ntitled #6,鈥 Agnes Martin, 1980, acrylic, graphite and gesso on canvas, collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art, gift of the American Art Foundation.
Photo by Blair Clark, courtesy of the Albuquerque Museum
鈥淧yramids,鈥 Joan Weissman, 1999, hand-stitched needlepoint tapestry: wool, silk, natural dyes, Albuquerque Museum, gift of Joan Weissman.
Courtesy of the Albuquerque Museum of Art
LEFT: 鈥淪ilhouette VII,鈥 Karen Yank, 2023, stainless steel, blackened steel, collection of the artist.
Photo by Steve Elkins, courtesy of the Albuquerque Museum
The exhibition 鈥淎bstracting Nature鈥 at the Albuquerque Museum includes nine women artists and one male artist. Six of the 10 are absolutely amazing.
It鈥檚 refreshing to see an almost all-woman show that doesn鈥檛 essentialize gender or even put gender front and center. A mark of progress, for sure. Unfortunately, the curatorial framework has other flaws.
Abstracting Nature' at the Albuquerque Museum a must-see despite flaws
鈥淧yramids,鈥 Joan Weissman, 1999, hand-stitched needlepoint tapestry: wool, silk, natural dyes, Albuquerque Museum, gift of Joan Weissman.
Courtesy of the Albuquerque Museum of Art
鈥淎IR,鈥 Marietta Patricia Leis, 2019, 18 photographs on metal, collection of the artist.
Photo by Stefan Jennings Batista, courtesy of the Albuquerque Museum
BELOW: 鈥淯ntitled #6,鈥 Agnes Martin, 1980, acrylic, graphite and gesso on canvas, collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art, gift of the American Art Foundation.
Photo by Blair Clark, courtesy of the Albuquerque Museum
