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BY KATHERINE WARE It takes a special vision and a lot of hard work to transform an abandoned car into a one-of-a-kind sculpture on wheels, but that’s exactly what makes New Mexico’s lowriders so extraordinary. [wonderplugin_slider id="66"] (more…)
Categories: Visual art
BY DANIEL KOSHAREK In 1977 Lowrider magazine quietly launched in San Jose, California, with the intent of giving voice to a popular Chicano lifestyle that blossomed after World War II and had yet to be righteously portrayed in print, TV, or film. Riding low and slow, or bajito y suavecito, had become a cultural identity. (more…)
Categories: Visual art
I Have Known: Maria Martinez BY FRANCES H. HARLOW The pueblo nearest Los Alamos is San Ildefonso. First occupied in the 1300s, the village is situated north of the highway linking Los Alamos and Pojoaque. There is a large open plaza with a circular kiva in the center. Enormous cottonwood trees flank some of the adobe houses facing the plaza, where ceremonial dances take place.
Categories: Visual art
BY SCOTT ORTMAN This is a question I worry about constantly. We live in a world with many challenges, from climate change to inequality to discrimination to political conflict. In this world it is reasonable to ask what people who spend their lives studying the detritus of long-lost societies have to contribute to understanding or even solving these problems. (more…)
Categories: Essays and memoir
![A man sitting in a car. [gen-ai]](https://elpalacio.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Lowrider-Muse_2-400x225.jpg)
![A brightly painted lowrider car with custom red, yellow, and white designs, lifted on hydraulics, with chrome wheels and trim. [gen-ai]](https://elpalacio.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Moving-Passion_1-400x225.jpg)
![Adobe-style building with wooden accents, two flags (USA and New Mexico) on the roof, blue sky, and landscaping in front. [gen-ai]](https://elpalacio.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/moa_entrance-400x225.jpg)