Huge, fantastical creatures are making a temporary home in downtown Albuquerque this summer along Route 66 (known in Albuquerque as Central Avenue).
“Fantastic Animals from Mexico: Alebrijes and Nahuales” is a traveling exhibition that features eight sculptures, brightly painted in styles grounded in traditional Mexican design and contemporary magical realism.
“Alebrijes (are) a very specific kind of fantastical animal kind of tradition that came from the Linares family in Mexico City,” said City of Albuquerque Director of Arts and Culture Shelle Sanchez. The creatures are usually fashioned using a process similar to paper mache and the inspiration first came from Pedro Linares during a dream…