NMMOA | August 2024

Saints & Santos: Picturing the Holy in New Spain speaks to the importance of saints in New Spain, a viceroyalty that was part of the Spanish Empire from 1521-1821 and included modern-day Mexico, Central America, and the US Southwest. The relationship between sanctity and the pictorial is a long and revered tradition that continues in the work of New Mexico’s santero artists today. A lavishly illustrated catalogue and a scholarly symposium will accompany the exhibition. On view through January 12, 2025.

Georgia O'Keeffe and Friday Khalo on Parallel Photograph Essay by Cristina Kahlo
August 9, 2024
5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Building

Cristina Kahlo

Join us for a presentation by Cristina Kahlo, the acclaimed Mexican contemporary photographer. Kahlo will present a body of work that is a visual conversation through the intimate living and studio spaces of artists Georgia O’Keeffe and Frida Kahlo. This project was born in 2022, when Cristina was invited to photograph her great-aunt Frida’s home studio in commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the Casa Azul Museum. In 2023, Cristina traveled to Santa Fe and photographed O’Keeffe’s Ghost Ranch and Abiquiú homes.

“It was an immense privilege to enter the intimacy of Georgia and Frida’s personal habitats and beloved objects,” says Cristina. “Their spirits remain very much alive in these spaces.”

Presented in collaboration with the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum.

Zozobra Panel
August 30, 2024
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Plaza Building

Zozobra is an undeniable cultural icon that inspires the imagination. Join us for a free panel discussion in the early afternoon before the 100th burning of Zozobra to find out how Old Man Gloom has influenced the art and artists of our region.