John Phillip Abbott opens a solo show

John Abbott is an Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing with UNM Department of Art. Abbott’s current exhibition, Wishing Like a Mountain, runs February 4—March 20, 2021, at Baronian Xippas in Brussels, as well as a piece in the 30th-anniversary exhibition, Back to the Future of Xippas in Punta del Este, Uruguay.

Abbott through his paintings explores the relationship between text and image, blurring the boundaries between both. Words or short sentences organize his compositions with a grid-like structure and function as images rather than mere concepts. Combining the use of acrylic brush and spray paint, stencils and masking tapes, prepared and raw canvases. Abbott constantly reinvents conventional ways of paintings and introduces unexpected shifts between his graphic intentions and process-related accidents.

Baronian Xippas Solo Exhibition

Back to the Future

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Event Details

Sunday 13 November 2022
2:30 pm mdt
National Hispanic Cultural Center’s Albuquerque Journal Theatre

FREE Admission

Presented by UNM John Donald Robb Musical Trust and National Hispanic Cultural Center

2:30 pm Pre-Performance Activities
*Discussion with ethnomusicologists Dr. Brenda Romero and Dr. Enrique Lamadrid
*Dance Lessons with Lone Piñón’s Lucy Salazar

3:00 pm Concert ~ featured Guest Artists
*Noe Garcia Jacinto ~ Spanish and Baroque Guitar, with choreographer and dancer Carlos Menchaca
*Lone Piñon ~ Jordan Wax, Tanya Núñez, Karina Wilson, and Santiago Romero, with two couples from Alex Manzanares’ Ballet Folklórico de Santa Fe

Fandangos are an intercultural tradition of intertwined music, lyric, and dance that spread to the most remote corners of the colonies of Spain by the year 1700. Over the next three centuries, they evolved into venues of resistance, empowerment, and liberation. Fandangos are also celebrations for special occasions and saints’ day feasts. In colonial New Spain, all social sectors participated, from village fiestas to royal courts. Baroque and Classical Spanish composers like Santiago de Murcia reintroduced these Mexican musical traditions back to Spain. The first nineteenth century American visitors to California and New Mexico danced in and wrote about fandangos with great enthusiasm. What were New Mexican fandangos like and how did they evolve into the bailes still enjoyed today?

About the UNM John Donald Robb Musical Trust

The UNM John Donald Robb Musical Trust prides itself in supporting the music and musical legacy of John Donald Robb, to further his inspiring commitment to education, and to advance the understanding of music of the Southwest. The Robb Trust, in partnership with composers, performing artists, educators, students, and audiences, enhance the legacy of Dean Robb by preserving the traditions of Southwest folk music, promoting the music of John Donald Robb, and supporting the composition of contemporary music.

Time

nov 13 (sunday) 2:30pm - nov 13 (sunday) 4:30pm

Location

National Hispanic Cultural Center

1701 4th Street SW

Tickets

https://www.robbtrust.org

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