By Cameron Shaw | The New York Times This feature originally appeared here > NEW ORLEANS — How well do you remember the last days of August 10 years ago? Asked that question, a 23-year-old New Orleanian writes of seeing a dead alligator on the highway, having nowhere to sleep and crying every night. This… Read More
By Neda Ulaby | NPR This article originally appeared here > Anniversaries call for exhibitions, and art museums across New Orleans felt compelled to remember Hurricane Katrina as the 10th anniversary of its landfall approaches. But the anniversary shows at some of the city’s most high-profile museums seem surprisingly understated, at least to outsiders’ eyes…. Read More
By Chris Waddington, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune This article originally appeared here The New Orleans Museum of Art will feel a like a New York museum-of-art on Friday (March 14), as three of the biggest names in the Big Apple visual arts scene share their insights at the 2014 Donna Perret Rosen Lecture. The participants… Read More
By Eileen Fleming | WWNO Listen to the entire interview here There are two new additions on display at the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden: Caduto a Ragione by Mimmo Paladino and Wind Sculpture V by Yinka Shonibare. WWNO’s Eileen Fleming met up with New Orleans Museum of Art Director Susan Taylor outside the… Read More
By Doug MacCash, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune View the full slideshow here Read More
By David Lee Simmons, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune This article originally appeared here When we think about the fun that’s in store for New Orleanians on New Year’s Eve, it’s with a decidedly adult theme. There’s plenty of partying, plenty of revelry, plenty of fireworks, and a whole lot of bubbly. Which is totally fine…. Read More
By Christian Viveros-Fauné | artnet news This article originally appeared here Life can’t be boiled down to a listicle. Neither can art or money. Yet all three have become so intimately intertwined that they could seriously stand the kind of rearranging that only an alternative inventory can provide. Some readers will invariably quote The Guardian’s… Read More
By OUTTraveler Editors This article originally appeared here Neal Broverman, Editor in Chief, Out Traveler; Contributing Editor, The Advocate I keep vacillating between Curacao and New Orleans (pictured above) as my two favorite spots I was lucky enough to visit this year. The vast expanse of the Queen Juliana bridge on the gay-friendly Caribbean isle… Read More
A city enamored with tradition seems to enjoy embracing the new – or renewed. By Will Coviello | Gambit Weekly This article originally appeared here The 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina looms in 2015, but by then rebuilding may seem like just another longstanding New Orleans tradition. In 2014, a host of local institutions, new… Read More
By Diane Mack | WWNO Listen to Susan Taylor’s interview with Diane Mack here Coming up on Inside the Arts, Prospect New Orleans kicks off the international contemporary art biennial- Prospect 3 this week at venues throughout the city. Prospect 3 + is a satellite program which highlights exhibits and arts events by local artists…. Read More
By Kimberley Singletary | The New Orleans Advocate This article originally appeared here Finish this sentence: “Art makes me …” Maybe art makes you see the beauty in life. Maybe it inspires you to learn, to create or just feel an emotion. However you would finish that statement, the New Orleans Museum of Art wants… Read More
A PLANTATION’S PARLOR SITS WELL WITH AMUSEUM Antiques By Eve M. Kahn | The New York Times This article originally appeared here Rosewood parlor furniture that has scarcely been moved for more than 150 years is about to be shipped across Louisiana. The New Orleans Museum of Art has bought the parlor contents (for an… Read More
By Stephen Babcock | NOLA Defender This article originally appeared here The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) and the New Orleans Film Society are once again teaming up to show movies among the rarefied art in City Park. For the hotter, soggier summer months, the latest cinematic series will move into the museum’s marbled… Read More
By Priscilla Frank | The Huffington Post This article originally appeared here This Saturday marks the first official day of summer, and whether you’ve been hiding under air conditioned shelter for months or are still praying for a day you can bust out the denim shorts, one thing is for certain: Summer art exhibitions have… Read More
CLICK HERE to view NOMA’s exhibition Gordon Parks: The Making of an Argument on Google’s Cultural Institute. Read More
By Chris Waddington, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune This article originally appeared here Essence Festival 2014 fits New Orleans. Both the city and the celebration wrap the riches of African-American culture into compelling packages. For Essence visitors, New Orleans offers tons of cultural detours, even beyond the familiar music and culinary destinations. To help you get… Read More
By John d’Addario | The New Orleans Advocate This article originally appeared here One of the greatest American mural cycles of the 20th century is coming to the New Orleans Museum of Art this month. In 1938, Atlanta-based artist Hale Woodruff received a commission from the president of Talladega College in Alabama to create a… Read More
By Chris Waddington, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune This article originally appeared here Black history gets larger than life treatment at the New Orleans Museum of Art with the May 16 debut of “Rising Up: Hale Woodruff’s Murals at Talladega College.”: The touring exhibit includes 35 pieces by the celebrated muralist – prints, drawings, a small… Read More