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The mural “Multicultural” by Gilberto Guzman was first painted in 1980 and refurbished in 1993 by Guzman. The Department of Cultural Affairs plans to remove the mural from the wall of what will become the New Mexico Museum of Art’s Vladem Contemporary. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)
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The fight to preserve the “Multicultural” mural by Gilberto Guzman is not over.
The mural was set to be retired by the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs in preparation for the new Vladem Contemporary Art Museum, but the mural’s future isn’t dead yet.
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Guzman recently filed a federal lawsuit over his mural’s preservation, claiming the department breached his artist’s contract and the Visual Artists Rights Act. His attorney, Penelope Quintero, did not return requests for comment.
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“I’ve always said that this bill is not perfect,” state Rep. Javier Martínez, D-Albuquerque, proclaimed during Wednesday’s Senate debate on groundbreaking state legislation legalizing recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older.
With myriad unanswered questions, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham acknowledged in her victory statement Wednesday night the “work will go on.”
Martínez, the lead sponsor and a longtime advocate of legalized pot, is all too right: What passed isn’t even in the ballpark of perfect. And let’s hope Lujan Grisham holds to her pledge. While marijuana legalization supporters are doing their victory lap, critics are feeling steamrolled. There were myriad cannabis legalization bills introduced during the regular session without one winning enough votes for approval. The legislative machine then moved a bill through the Roundhouse in two days before Easter week
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As New Mexico enters the final week of the regular session of the 55th Legislature, it’s important to take a breath and consider all the hard work our citizen legislators have done over the past two months (and in the midst of a pandemic, no less).
It’s also time for one more ask: for them to give one more concerted push on a few really positive bills, some that have not garnered much attention in this remote session, and to get them to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham before the final gavel falls March 20. While diverse, these are all about making New Mexico a fairer, more open and accessible state. We thank our state representatives and senators for introducing them, especially as they were limited to a handful of bills each, and for fighting the good fight for issues that don’t make headlines and attract microphones like legalized recreational pot.