Join the NOMA Book Club! Each month Book Club reads art-related fiction and non-fiction, and engages in discussion groups, curatorial programs and field trips correlating with each book.

Most Book Club programs start promptly at noon, but please come at 11:30 if you wish to bring a sack lunch and meet with friends. NOMA provides water and soft drinks. Please RSVP for the meetings you wish to attend.

Book Club members may buy their reading selections at the NOMA Museum Shop at a 20% discount. Call the Shop at (504) 658-4133 for more information.

To join NOMA Book Club or for more information, contact (504) 658-4117 or at bookclub@noma.org.

Wednesday, September 16: Book Discussion Group

SEPTEMBER’S SELECTION

River of Destiny: The Life and Work of Binh Pho by Kevin Wallace

River of Destiny: The Life and Work of Binh Pho presents the art and story of an important Vietnamese-American artist. A leading figure in the new international movement in contemporary wood sculpture, Binh Pho utilizes modernist approaches to painting and sculpture to create bold new work that bridges the decorative arts with concerns for narrative and concept traditionally associated with contemporary art. In his text, author and curator Kevin Wallace explores the connections between Binh Pho’s life experiences and his work. Tracing the artist’s inspiration back through Vietnamese and familial history, the narrative shares the artist’s struggle to follow his family to the U.S. following the Fall of Saigon, which included attempted escapes and time spent in a Communist “reeducation camp.” (Overview available on amazon.com)