BY JOHN D’ADDARIO| SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE This article originally appeared here What exactly does it mean to be a “self-taught genius”? A new exhibition by that name at the New Orleans Museum of Art doesn’t provide an easy answer. But there are still plenty of great things to look at while you’re trying to… Read More
BY JOHN D’ADDARIO| SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE This article originally appeared here NOMA curatorial assistant Anne C.B. Roberts shares some don’t-miss moments in “Self-Taught Genius” and “Unfiltered Visions” exclusively with Advocate readers: 1. George Widener, Funeral for Titanic 2007 (in “Self-Taught Genius”) This fascinating, intricate drawing by “calendar-savant” George Widener records every Tuesday from the… Read More
By Fritz Esker | NewOrleans.me This article originally appeared here New Orleans is a city that embraces autodidacts and outsider art. As such, it’s an ideal city to host Self-Taught Genius: Treasures from the American Folk Art Museum, which will be on display at the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) throughout May 22.“NOMA has… Read More
By Lauren Laborde | myneworleans.com This article originally appeared here Every spring, the art at New Orleans Museum of Art isn’t just on the walls – it’s in the form of more than 100 elaborate floral displays, usually referencing art or local culture, exhibited for Art in Bloom. The annual week-long event (March 16-20) kicks off… Read More
By Julia Ballard | Silicon Bayou News This article originally appeared here The Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) has recognized the winners of the first ever SEMC Technology Competition, designed to recognize and reward excellence in the use of technology by southeastern museums. CultureConnect and its tablet app for the New Orleans Museum of Art won… Read More
By Wallis Watkins | wrkf.org Click here to listen to the full interview In between the House and Senate chambers of the State Capitol sits Tim Youd, methodically pounding the keys of his Remington typewriter. It’s similar to the one Robert Penn Warren used to write “All the King’s Men,” which Youd, a visual and… Read More
ROBIN MILLER| ROMILLER@THEADVOCATE.COM This article originally appeared here Skeptics have rolled their eyes, but Tim Youd was ready for that. He knew typing — yes, typing; not writing — a classic novel would draw some criticism. But it usually disappears when he explains why. It’s about the process, how he uses the same kind of… Read More
By Charlie Tatum | Pelican Bomb This article originally appeared here I find it nearly impossible free ice to write about Jeepaxle my work. The concept I planetarium struggle to deal with ketchup is opposed to the logical community lift tab inherent in language horses and communication. My fascination with images open 24 hrs. is… Read More
By Lucie Monk Carter | Country Roads Magazine This article originally appeared here I heard the artist before I saw him: he and I were introduced by the hypnotic chorus of typewriter keys ricocheting off the State Capitol ceiling four stories above. When I turned the corner from the elevators, I found Tim Youd typing… Read More
press-street.org | RM220 This article originally appeared here Poet and National Book Award winner Robin Coste Lewis will speak at the New Orleans Museum of Art (1 Collins Diboll Circle) at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 8. Her talk is included with general admission, and it will include a reading from Voyage of the Sable Venus, which was awarded… Read More
antiquesandthearts.com | Antiques And The Arts Weekly This article originally appeared here NEW ORLEANS, LA. — The New Orleans Museum of Art presents “Visions of US: American Art at NOMA,” on view through January 24, the first exhibition in the museum’s history to highlight the full breadth of its American art collection. American art, with… Read More
New Board Members and NOMA Volunteer Committee Chair Appointed NEW ORLEANS, LA – Susan M. Taylor, NOMA’s Montine McDaniel Freeman Director, and Julie Livaudais George, president of NOMA’s Board of Trustees, announce the appointment of ten new trustees to the board as well as a new NOMA Volunteer Committee Chair. The ten new trustees are: Eric K. Blue, Elizabeth Boone,… Read More
By Paula Wallace | huffingtonpost.com This article originally appeared here When I learned that all five of the Illinois State Museum facilities were recently closed amid the state’s budget crisis, I thought of the many schoolchildren who may now never have the opportunity — possibly a life-changing opportunity — to experience these museums. Children deserve a… Read More
Time.com | TIME This article originally appeared here Each November, as hundreds of photographers and artists converge on the French capital for Paris Photo, photobook enthusiasts gather to celebrate the year’s best productions at events like the Paris Photo-Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards, which has eestablished itself as the leading photography book award, and Offprint, a… Read More
thenewolreansadvocate.com | The New Orleans Advocate This article originally appeared here Katie Pfohl, NOMA’s Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art and curator of the “Visions of US” exhibition, shares five don’t-miss works from the show exclusively for Advocate readers. 1. François Fleischbein (American/German, 1804-1868) Portrait of a Free Woman of Color, circa 1833-1835 This portrait,… Read More
BY JOHN D’ADDARIO | SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE This article originally appeared here From its foundation in 1911, the New Orleans Museum of Art has always made art by American artists — in particular, artists from the American South — a focus of its mission. This month, a new exhibition at NOMA gives that collection of… Read More
By Doug MacCash, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune This article originally appeared here Why, you might ask yourself on Friday (Nov. 20) afternoon, is a museum guard dutifully patrolling the apparently empty meadow beside the New Orleans Museum of Art? To answer, we have to travel back 45 years to the height of the earth art… Read More
Deep South Magazine This article originally appeared here Artist Tim Youd makes a stop in Louisiana on his literary pilgrimage to retype 100 works of literature. William Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury. Raymond Chandler’s Farewell My Lovely. Elmore Leonard’s Get Shorty. Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Since 2013, Los Angeles-based contemporary artist Tim… Read More
