date_rangeOctober 28, 2011 - April 22, 2012
10:00 am - 5:00 am
10:00 am - 5:00 am
One-person exhibition at the New Mexico Museum of Art
Throughout his career, James Drake has examined the theme of humanity in all of its triumphs, failures, and follies—including war; love and desire; greed, gluttony, and vanity; and the realities of life along the U.S.-Mexico border. The New Mexico Museum of Art exhibition James Drake: Salon of a Thousand Souls includes 19 sculptures and works on paper by the Santa Fe-based artist spanning nearly 25 years. The exhibition opens with a free reception on Friday, October 28, 2011. It remains on view through April 22, 2012.
DETAILS
Dates:
October 28, 2011 through April 22, 2012
Time:
10:00 am - 5:00 am
Cost:
No cost
Location:
107 West Palace Avenue , Santa Fe, NM 87501 United States
CONTACT
Organizer:
Ash Espinoza
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Related Photos:
By John Benson, 1979. Slate with gold leaf, ink on Japanese paperPhoto by Blair Clark, NM/DCA. Benson first wrote out this alphabet with ink and brush on paper, then altered it slightly when it was again brushed onto the slate. The letters were carved free-hand with chisel and mallet. Gold leaf illuminates the gem-like quality of these letters inscribed in stone. Until his retirement in 1993, John Benson was the proprietor of the John Stevens Shop of Newport, Rhode Island. Founded in 1705, the shop is one of the oldest continuously run businesses in the nation. Benson took over operations from his father, noted calligrapher and teacher John Howard Benson. The shop specializes in the carving of gravestones and monumental inscriptions and is now directed by Benson's son, Nicholas, a 2010 recipient of the MacArthur Award whose lettering can be seen in Santa Fe on the inscription of the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum.
