NEW at NOMA: Recent Acquisitions in Contemporary Art spotlights contemporary art recently purchased or gifted to the museum, focusing on works by BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and female-identifying artists. The second in a series of exhibitions that began in 2017, NEW at NOMA reflects the museum’s ongoing commitment to make the art on its walls more reflective of the community that it serves. The installation, which will rotate over time, features work by local, national, and international artists, and champions the work of emerging and underrepresented voices, including those within New Orleans.
In 2020, NOMA dedicated its available acquisition funds to purchasing works by BIPOC artists; more than half of the 20 works acquired are by artists from or working in New Orleans. As NOMA strives to become even more equitable and inclusive, the museum’s commitment to addressing exclusions in the past by collecting through new acquisitions will continue through 2021 and beyond.
the trace, whether we are attending to it or not (a space for each other’s breathing)
2019
Firelei Báez
Acrylic, oil, and transfer on archival printed canvas
90 x 114 3/8 in.
Museum purchase, Carmen Donaldson Fund, Courtesy of the artist and James Cohan, New York, Photo by Phoebe d’Heurle, © Firelei Báez
Black Mask
2012
Wilmer Wilson
Single Channel Video
5:56 minutes
Museum purchase, © Wilmer Wilson IV, courtesy CONNERSMITH, Washington, DC
Maman Brigitte Maman’s Day
2021
John Lister III
Mixed Media on wood panel
Gift of Stella Jones Gallery and the artist, 2021.102
They got a crush on him
2019
Jonathan Lyndon Chase
Spray paint, acrylic, marker, oil, and glitter on muslin
© Jonathan Lyndon Chase
Outlet
2022
Danielle Mckinney
Acrylic on canvas
Gift of anonymous donor, 2022.47
Reconnaissance: Battle of New Orleans (Inception: After Magafan)
2015
Norah Lovell
Gouache on panels
Norah Lovell (American, b. 1965), Reconnaissance: Battle of New Orleans (Inception: After Magafan), 2015, Gouache on panels, Gift of Charles and Norah Lovell, 2020.21.2
Column 3
2020
Baseera Khan
Pink panther foamular, plywood, resin, dye, custom handmade silk rugs made in Kashmir
Museum Purchase, Carmen Donaldson Fund, 2021.80
Burnout in Shredded Heaven
2018–2019
Heidi Hahn
Oil on canvas
80 x 74 in.
Museum purchase with funds provided by Kevie Yang, © Heidi Hahn
NEW AT NOMA: Recent Acquisitions in Contemporary Art
The New Orleans Museum of Art presents NEW at NOMA: Recent Acquisitions in Contemporary Art, on view through June 26, 2022. NEW at NOMA spotlights contemporary art recently purchased or gifted to the museum and focuses on works by BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and female-identifying artists. Read More