New Orleans Museum Of Art Cultivates Festival Flare With A Speakeasy Party On August 2
By Chris Waddington The New Orleans Museum of Art remains a natural spot for locals who like to contemplate Picasso, find out about Crescent City art stars, or meet scholars who know about the family porcelain. On Friday nights, however, NOMA’s sacrosanct halls serve as one of the city’s most distinctive party venues. This Friday… Read More
The Art Of Rashaad Newsome: From King To Bling
By Eileen Fleming You can read the full article and listen to samples of Rashaad Newsome’s work online here A new exhibit at the New Orleans Museum of Art blends the traditions of the Middle Ages with a futuristic vision of pop culture. The work of former New Orleans resident Rashaad Newsome takes a variety… Read More
King Of Arms Debuts At The New Orleans Museum Of Art
By Fritz Esker You can read the full article online here Renowned video, performance, and collage artist Rashaad Newsome returned to his native New Orleans for the opening of Rashaad Newsome: King of Arms at the New Orleans Museum of Art on June 21 as part of NOMA’s Great Hall Exhibition Series. King of Arms… Read More
Galleries, Museums Are A Cool Summer Refuge
By Barri Bronston | New Orleans Advocate When the thermometer starts to hover around 100, there may be no better place to cool off than an art museum or gallery. At least that’s what the folks at the New Orleans Museum of Art, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art and many other arts venues around… Read More
Artist Rashaad Newsome Brings Bling To The New Orleans Museum Of Art
By Doug MacCash You can read the full article online here Artist Rashaad Newsome’s exhibit “King of Arms” brings bling to the New Orleans Museum of Arts’ Great Hall this Friday (June 24). It’s a colorful, upbeat, endlessly bejeweled interpretation of 21st century pop culture, but it has its roots way back in the Middle… Read More
Rashaad Newsome’s ‘King Of Arms’ Comes To New Orleans Museum Of Art (PHOTOS)
By Priscilla Frank You can read the full article online here Rashaad Newsome’s upcoming exhibition at the New Orleans Museum of Art will serve up a hypnotizing medley of Baroque and bling. The show, titled “King of Arms,” remixes the Western European coats of arms, infusing the Renaissance heraldry tradition with hip-hop swagger. For years… Read More