Art
Mickalene Thomas Makes the White Cube a Domestic Oasis
Thomas's Femmes Noires reframes the gallery space, allowing viewers to alter their behavior from what’s expected in an art institution.
New Orleans
Art
Marches Can Only Come and Go: The Reality of Dread Scott's "Slave Rebellion"
In highlighting a neglected piece of history that struck fear in the hearts of white enslavers, Scott made a statement about who gets to mine our history, simultaneously prompting questions about intentions, impact, and praxis.
News
Dread Scott's "Slave Rebellion" Promises an Empowering Take on the Historical Reenactment Trope
In 1811, hundreds of enslaved people marched through Louisiana chanting “freedom or death.” While their oft-forgotten journey ended in massacre, artist Dread Scott spent six years organizing a reenactment to celebrate the legacy of their courage, to be staged November 8-9.
News
Louisiana Supreme Court Ends Rule Banning the Outdoor Sale of Art in New Orleans
A city law effectively banned the outdoor sale of art outside the French Quarter, but one artist has helped to set a new precedent with his win against the code on First Amendment grounds.
News
Anti-Trump Mural Sparks ACLU Lawsuit and Public Art Dispute in New Orleans
Shortly after putting up a mural on his private property last year, Neal Morris received a letter from the city demanding its immediate removal and threatening jail time.
Art
The Swedish Artist Who Brought Fantasy to Mardi Gras in New Orleans
The New Orleans Museum of Art is exhibiting the watercolor works of Bror Anders Wikstrom, who designed floats and costumes for turn-of-the-century Mardi Gras.
News
A Banksy Mural in New Orleans Gets a Swanky Restoration
The oft-vandalized mural was removed from its original site on the wall of a warehouse in 2014 and placed in the hands of local conservator Elise Grenier.
Art
Puerto Rican Painters Who Fold, Cut, and Tear the Canvas
Beyond the Canvas: Contemporary Art from Puerto Rico features an intergenerational group of five artists wrestling with the history and materiality of painting.
Art
Exploring the New Orleans Village Where You Can Play the Buildings
Opened in the fall of 2016, the Music Box Village is a gathering of artist-created architectural instruments.
Art
The Lost Sights and Sounds of Storyville, New Orleans’s Red Light District
Through guidebooks and rare artifacts, the New Orleans Historic Collection considers the complicated legacy of Storyville, the city's former red light district.
In Brief
On the Removal of the Jefferson Davis Monument in New Orleans
Images of the statue being dismantled remind us how important that action is.
In Brief
First of New Orleans's Confederate Monuments Comes Down
In the wee hours of Monday morning, the 1891 monument to the Battle of Liberty Place was disassembled and taken to a storage facility.