Swastikas adorn the proscenium, entryway and the KiMo’s exterior On a return to our blog series “tripping with Mary” we discover that when traveling the great southwest, we’re never alone. Lucille Ball is everywhere. We also discover, once in Albuquerque, if Lucy isn’t available, Ethel is. Introducing Albuquerque’s fairest flower: Ethel May Potter aka Ethal Mertz [...]
Archive for September, 2011
The KiMo: Albuquerque’s Restored Movie Palace
September 29, 2011
Artisans Who Followed Forms Based on Function
September 23, 2011
An “Eclection” is a curatorial term that refers to the collection of eclectic objects. And some objects are not only eclectic, they’re obscure. And in the case of these finely detailed repousse’ hard hats; rare and beautiful. In days past, before the [Industrial Head Protection Standards] laws, oil rig workers and platform drillers donned hard [...]
Trash Tuesday #82: Where Getting it Cheap is Part of the Esthetic
September 20, 2011
This is Trash Tuesday #9 in its “before” state. Four mid-century (heavily used but lightly rusted) lawn chairs. Found in November of 2008 on the corner of Church and Ave 64. First, a run down to B D & G Sandblasting on East 54th street. Next stop, the studio where the chairs were primed and then left [...]
