An art exhibit at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art is sparking dialogue about the history of Los Alamos, New Mexico.
To discuss how this city’s history has been presented in visual culture, Alison Fields, the Mary Lou Milner Carver Professor of Art of the American West, will lecture at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, in the Mary Eddy and Fred Jones auditorium.
Los Alamos played a significant role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
Her discussion, “Los Alamos in History, Memory, and Visual Culture,” will explore the visuals and how Los Alamos has been depicted in various forms of art media.
The exhibit, “Macrocosm/Microcosm: Abstract Expressionism in the American Southwest,” features nearly 40 American painters and sculptors. Made up of more than 60 works of art, these pieces provide a narrative look into the movement of abstract expressionism.
“The establishment of Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico in 1943 was a pivotal moment in American history, and coincided with the rise of abstract expressionism,” Fields said in a press release. “My talk will explore how memories of Los Alamos have been expressed visually over time.”
