In conjunction with the exhibition "Ring Redux: The Susan Grant Lewin Collection," NOMA presents a talk with Lewin, one of the foremost collectors of 20th– and 21st-century art jewelry, and writer Thomas Beller, who is Director of Creative Writing & Associate Professor of English at Tulane University. Following the conversation, the NOMA Museum Shop hosts a book signing.⁠
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Free with museum admission. Louisiana residents receive free admission to NOMA on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation. When you arrive at NOMA, check in at the admissions desk for directions.⁠
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🎨: Ariel Lavian, "No. 2 (Full Hansen Disease—Deformation as an Object series)," 2016. Copper, various patinas. Collection of SCAD Museum of Art, Gift of Susan Grant Lewin. ...

Artist #AlmaThomas was born #OnThisDay in 1891 in Columbus, Georgia.⁠
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In Thomas’s painting "Dogwood Display II," a rainbow of color ripples beneath streaks of white paint, recalling the bursting blossoms of a dogwood tree, or white clouds shimmering in the sky on a sunny spring day. ⁠
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Often inspired by sources close to home—especially the flowers in her garden—Thomas created a style of abstract painting entirely her own. A junior high school art teacher for more than thirty-five years, she only began devoting herself full time to painting after retiring in 1960. Twelve years later—at the age of 84—she became the first African American woman to have a solo exhibition at the @whitneymuseum.⁠
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🎨: Alma W. Thomas, "Dogwood Display II," 1972. Acrylic on canvas. Gift of Elizabeth R. French, 2000.23. © Alma Thomas. ...

Coming in 2024 🗓️ NOMA presents "Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined," a major solo exhibition that brings together nearly 100 sculptures, paintings, collages, drawings, and films by the Kenyan–American artist from the 1990s to today.⁠
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Traveling from the @newmuseum, "Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined" traces connections between recent developments in Mutu’s sculptures and her decades-long exploration of the legacies of colonialism, globalization, and African and diasporic cultural traditions.⁠
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NOMA’s presentation of the exhibition will feature Mutu’s work inside the museum’s galleries in conversation with two sculptures by the artist permanently sited in NOMA`s Besthoff Sculpture Garden: "The Seated III," and "Crocodylus."⁠
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The exhibition opens January 31, 2024. Click the link in our bio to learn more.⁠
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🎨: Wangechi Mutu, "Lizard Love," 2006. Mixed media, ink, spray paint, and collage on Mylar. 25 × 21 1/2 in (63.5 × 54.6 cm) 28 1/4 × 24 1/4 in (71.8 × 61.6 cm) framed. Courtesy the artist, Gladstone Gallery, and Victoria Miro Gallery.⁠
🎨: Wangechi Mutu, "The Seated III," 2019. Bronze, Edition of 3 + 1AP. Gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff, 2021.1. ©️ Wangechi Mutu, courtesy the artist and Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels. ...

Ever dreamed of capturing the dynamism of an outfit on paper? 💃✏️🕺 Artist Rhonda Corley leads three illustration workshops in "Fashioning America: Grit to Glamour" on Wednesdays, September 20, October 25, and November 1.⁠
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Advanced registration is required. Registration includes admission to "Fashioning America: Grit to Glamour." Click the link in our bio to sign up today.⁠
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🎨: Installation view of "Fashioning America: Grit to Glamour" at NOMA. Photo by @goldentimetay ...