Trail Song
May 20-August 31
A.R. Mitchell Museum
Trinidad, CO
Curated by neü folk / Max Kauffman, this exhibit showcases works from artists living in New Mexico and Colorado including Johnny DeFeo, Anthony Garcia Sr., Johanna Mueller, Alexander Richard Wilson, Mike Strescino and Jaime Molina.
Preparing for the Storm Does Not Always Prepare You for the Storm by Johnny Defeo
Wrong Ring, Tony by Jaime Molina
Fox Histories by Johanna Mueller
Continental Divide in Phthalo by Alexander Richard Wilson
Pikes Peak from I-25/Jodhpur by Mike Strescino
“Blue sky like a blanket, shaking out the dust
I’m looking for some green against the rust
Ayee-oooo”
– San Luis Valley Song, Annie Hills
It’s said the song on long dusty stretches of the desert helped to ease pain and suffering. It was a practical tool — a means to quiet the cows, lest they stampede late at night. But it served as a mindfulness tool, too. Opening a portal toward somewhere else, a brighter day, a warmer tomorrow. Helpful because the mind would wander on the desolate trail and the arid foothills could play tricks. Each artist in this show is a frontier creator, using a unique style to interpret the trail songs on their own road West. Collectively, they give us all a new lens through which to relate to our surrounding, sometimes unforgiving, landscape.
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A.R. Mitchell Museum — 150 E. Main St. — Trinidad, CO — 81082