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Q&A: Manon Bellet captures “disappearance, change and alteration” in an ephemeral installation

July 18, 2019News, Magazine, Q&A

Visitors to Bodies of Knowledge will encounter a large wall affixed with loosely attached burned tissue paper. Titled Brève braises, this interactive work by Manon Bellet will gradually disintegrate over the course of the exhibition as musicians are invited to perform in front of the ephemeral installation. Witness a performance activation on Wednesday, July 24, from 3 to 4 pm with musicians from NOCCA. Read More

Q&A: Wafaa Bilal connects art, literature, history, and charity in an interactive installation

July 15, 2019Magazine, News, Exhibitions

Iraqi artist Wafaa Bilal is among eleven international artists represented in Bodies of Knowledge, an exhibition that features a broad range of cultural expression in many mediums, from dance, film, music, and photography to books, which are central to Bilal’s installation 168:01. Read More

Celebrate French Fête at NOMA: 10 Must-See Works of Art

July 8, 2019Magazine, News, Collections

NOMA is renowned for its collection of French art. As the museum opens its doors for a French Fête on Friday, August 9, from 5-9 p.m., we invite you to share the vision of Edgar Degas, Auguste Rodin, and Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, among the many French artists represented in the museum’s collection. Read More

Q&A: Shirin Neshat portrays Iranian culture and personal memory in photography and film

July 3, 2019News, Magazine, Q&A

Shirin Neshat is among the eleven artists featured in Bodies of Knowledge, NOMA’s major summerlong exhibition that examines language as a means of asserting and archiving cultural identity. Her photographs, videos, and films address contemporary Iranian culture and the stark division of men’s and women’s realms in the post-revolutionary era. Read More

Remembering Rolland Golden, a Louisiana artist who captured both natural splendor and devastation

July 2, 2019News, Magazine, In the News

Rolland Golden, a Louisiana artist whose prolific works across six decades ranged from bucolic depictions of southern landscapes to the wrenching aftermath Hurricane Katrina, died on July 1 at his home in Folsom. He was 87. The permanent collection at the New Orleans Museum of Art includes 132 drawings and paintings by Golden. Read More

Celebrate American Art at NOMA: Ten Must-Sees

June 26, 2019News, Magazine, Collections

American art is as diverse as the nation itself. NOMA’s collection spans the country’s historical evolution and diverse ethnicities, from pre-Columbian Native American tribal art to cutting-edge contemporary works that express the freedom of unbound creativity. Read More

Ways to Beat the Heat at NOMA this summer

June 21, 2019News, Magazine, Blog

Summers are long in New Orleans, and patience can be short. When the heat is on, make your way to the New Orleans Museum of Art where there’s stimulation to be found in galleries that are cool, both literally and figuratively. Read More

Bodies of Knowledge opens Friday, June 28, with original dance, film, music, and gallery talks

June 19, 2019News, Magazine, In the News

Bodies of Knowledge opens on June 28 with a broad lineup of programs during Friday Nights at NOMA from 5 to 9 pm. Artistic director Edward Spots and choreographer Donna Crump will lead an ensemble of youth dancers in a performance titled Black Magic at 5 pm, starting on the front steps of the museum. Read More

Northern European Galleries undergo a reinstallation

June 19, 2019News, Magazine, Collections

The Northern European European galleries were entirely reconceived in May, thanks to the generosity of Alvin and Carol Merlin. Several paintings from NOMA’s permanent collection have undergone much-needed conservation and were reinstalled with new interpretive texts based on the latest art-historical research. Read More

Q&A: Edward Spots brings Black Magic dance performance to NOMA

June 18, 2019News, Magazine, Q&A

New Orleans native Edward Spots, an internationally renowned dancer, choreographer, and actor, will lead a group of youth dancers in a site-specific work of dance at NOMA titled Black Magic that will mark the opening of the exhibition Bodies of Knowledge. Read More

Artful Palate cooking demonstrations return to Café NOMA with tributes to culinary mentors

June 18, 2019News, Magazine, Learn

Chefs of the Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group will prepare their own culinary masterpieces at Café NOMA’s Artful Palate, the eighth annual summer cooking series featuring seven artfully inspired demonstrations at the New Orleans Museum of Art. Read More

Artist’s Choice Film Series to be screened in conjunction with Bodies of Knowledge

June 18, 2019News, Videos, Exhibitions, Magazine, Exhibitions

Bodies of Knowledge brings together eleven international contemporary artists to reflect on the role that language plays in archiving and asserting our cultural identities. In conjunction with this exhibition, NOMA will be screening an eclectic array of movies selected by a few of these artists that reflect their inspirations, interests, and ideals. Read More

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