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DECEMBER – Tour of NA(RRA)TIVE at Gallery One in Albuquerque City Hall – Albuquerque

Tour of NA(RRA)TIVE at Albuquerque City Hall’s Public Art gallery, Gallery One

Gallery One is the new Public Art gallery in the Albuquerque City Hall building that opened in January 2024 and the sixth exhibition features 23 legendary Indigenous artists. NA(RRA)TIVE is the first exhibit that examines the city’s Indigenous public art collection and challenges it from a moral and artistic perspective.

Every collection tells a story. But what if that story says more about the collector than the subject? Is the collection seen from a skewed lens? Do we subconsciously look at Native Arts as a romantic stereotype of bare-chested braves on horseback? Or has the collection attempted over time to include an authentic voice?

The Public Art Urban Enhancement Division takes an introspective look at 45 years of public art in Albuquerque to see how far we’ve moved from the “settler’s gaze,” if at all, to better understand the historic and cultural impact these works have on the New Mexico Arts experience.

WEBSITE: www.cabq.gov/galleryone

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