Sometimes pretty things tell ugly stories. Open at the Nuevo Mexicano Heritage Arts Museum, (formerly the Museum of Spanish Colonial Art in Santa Fe), “The Ugly History of Beautiful Things” explores objects created to express environmental concerns, issues of race, the pandemic and even bullfighting. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content.
Please enable it in your browser settings. “Essential Isidro” by Arthur López. Ex-Voto to Christ of Sacromonte, signed “T.
M.D.,” San Juan Tiangco, Puebla, Mexico, 1863, canvas, oil paint, wood.
Box with lid, José Dolores López, mid-20th century, wood, paint. “Wildfire Season in the Southwest,” Kat Kinnick, gouache on paper, 55x36 inches. “Clymene’s Children,” Patrick McGrath Muñiz, 2020, Houston, Texas, oil and gold leaf on panel, 30x15 inches.
Casta Painting/Pintura de Casta, maker unknown, Mexico, 18th century, oil on canvas..
