Friday Nights at NOMA opens the museum’s doors for many interesting activities: live music, movies, children’s activities, and more.

• 5 to 8 pm: Art on the Spot
• 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.: Music by Cécile Savage
• 6 pm: Something in the Way: Gallery Talk with Russell Lord

About Cécile Savage

Cécile Savage plays who she is: a blend of French cabaret and American jazz. Born in Martinique, raised in Paris, she studied piano for many years before moving to New York City where she joined the Living Theater and then decided to devote her life entirely to music. She studied guitar with Ted Dunbar through the Jazz Mobile program. She started to play electric bass with blues harmonicist Sugar Blue, with whom she toured with Memphis Slim, Louisiana Red and Willie Mabon. Savage later moved to Chicago where she studied with bassist Richard Davis. She performed with such blues and jazz artists as Jimmy Dawkins, Von Freeman, Fred Anderson, Franz Jackson, Floyd McDaniel, George Freeman, Oscar Brown Jr., Redd Holt and many more. In 2013 she moved to New Orleans, attracted by its rich and diverse musical and cultural heritage.

About Something in the Way: A Brief History of Photography and Obstruction

Based on NOMA’s permanent collection, Something in the Way: A Brief History of Photography and Obstruction explores photography’s relationship to the world it records through a diverse selection of photographs that include obstructing elements, reminding us that the photograph itself is often an obstruction of the real world. Russell Lord, the Freeman Family Curator of Photographs, Prints, and Drawings, will discuss the relationship between photography and obstruction through this exhibition that brings together fine art and documentary photographs, anonymous snapshots and conceptual works.