“In 1979, Frank Romero and his then-wife Nancy Romero bought land in Arroyo Seco, Taos, joining other California artists who spent part of the year there. They built an adobe...
“In 1979, Frank Romero and his then-wife Nancy Romero bought land in Arroyo Seco, Taos, joining other California artists who spent part of the year there. They built an adobe house with help from the Taos Pueblo community, which sparked Romero’s deep interest in Southwestern culture. While building his home, he developed a unique process using earth and acrylic varnish instead of traditional clay plaster. This experience inspired his 1990s Adobe Series, where he displayed various soils in adobe molds as wall reliefs.” - Rafael Barrientos Martínez
“The Adobe Series exemplifies an important period in his practice where his work becomes intertwined with craft traditions native to regions and towns throughout the Southwest of the USA and Northern Mexico. Having built his own adobe home with the help of members of Taos Pueblo, Frank Romero would apply the lessons taught to him by his neighbors to create a series of rarely exhibited earthworks that bridges land and gallery.” - Rafael Barrientos Martínez
De aquí y de allá: Frank Romero, A Survey, Ruiz-Healy Art, New York; curator: Rafael Barrientos Martínez, 2024
Literature
Durón, Maximilíano. "The Year in Latinx Art: Continued Museum and Biennial Support Bolstered by New Market Interest," ARTnews, December 31, 2024 Exhibition catalogue, De aquí y de allá: Frank Romero, A Survey, Ruiz-Healy Art: New York / San Antonio, 2024 (illustrated)
