Downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico with its numerous galleries and attractions.
Certain artistic experiences leave a lasting impression, revealing the profound power art holds to transform our lives.
One such experience occurred in 2021 while I was attending the Santa Fe Opera with my father. He had been talking about taking me for years, and as we drove the seven miles out of the city, sagebrush and piñon trees rushing past, he could barely contain his excitement.
When we arrived, we walked through the parking lot past tailgating patrons gathered before the performance. Some, dressed in sequined evening wear, sat around tables adorned with white tablecloths and silver candlesticks. Others, wearing cowboy boots and jeans, enjoyed chicken drumsticks from the open tailgates of their pickup trucks. It perfectly captured the spirit of Santa Fe’s arts scene—sophisticated yet unpretentious, a place where everyone who sought artistry was welcomed.
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A Sojourn in Santa Fe
In Santa Fe, celebrated museums, vibrant markets, historic architecture, and unforgettable performances reveal a city where centuries of artistic tradition continue to thrive. Art & Antiques celebrates the summer season, when the city’s creative energy reaches its peak. By Christine Rogel Certain artistic experiences leave a lasting impression, revealing the profound power art holds to…
Dressing Over Time
An exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art reveals an array of exquisite garments worn by two fashionable Chinese women who lived through multiple eras By Michael Govan The reopening last spring of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) might have been the biggest news in the world of art museums,…
Sights Unseen
A new show at Tate Britain reveals the singular way James McNeill Whistler looked at the world and found the material for his art By David Masello James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903) was the best kind of visitor and observer of place. Wherever he roamed and lived, mostly in Europe, he sought out sites for his…
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A Millennial Modernist
California artist Danny Heller grew up well after MID-CENTURY MODERNISM prevailed in America, but he has recaptured and reinterpreted the era by painting its architecture, automobiles, and its very mood By David Masello It took many years for Danny Heller to realize that the unremarkable place in which he grew up was actually so remarkable…
Brought to Light
After 10 years in the making, San Francisco’s Legion of Honor now presents “The Etruscans: From the Heart of Ancient Italy,” a landmark show of hundreds of objects that reveals the ancient civilization. As the show’s curator, Renée Dreyfus, says, “This exhibition tells the story of this overlooked culture, featuring icons of Etruscan art surrounded…
Aboriginal Originals
Indigenous artists of Australia reveal a people who create artworks that are ancient in origin while also remaining relevant and affecting today By David Masello When Australian indigenous artists create works, they often use materials immediately at hand. Earth, sand, the bark of eucalyptus trees, resin, sap, timber, bush cane, jungle vines, dyes harnessed from…
Portraitist of Moods
Drive-In Dusk (2020) All images courtesy of John Dowd Although John Dowd has been coursing the streets and beaches of Provincetown for decades, he always finds something new to paint. And even if it’s the same subject, he sees it differently every time. By David Masello Should you be walking the streets of Provincetown late…
The City of Light in the Dark
An opium smoker, along with her pet cat, circa 1931 Courtesy of Moderna Museet, Stockholm © Estate Brassaï Succession – Philippe Ribeyrolles 2026 The legacy of photographer Brassaï and his nocturnal wanderings through Paris in the 1940s goes on view at Stockholm’s Moderna Museet By David Masello For some, it’s among the most pleasurable and…
Always In Fashion
Mr. and Mrs. Andrews (c. 1750) All photos by Joseph Coscia Jr., courtesy of the Frick Collection Thomas Gainsborough wasn’t a clothing designer,but he knew how to paint those garbed in the fashionable wear of his time, as an exhibition at the Frick Collection reveals By David Masello While Thomas Gainsborough understood the need to…
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