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SUMMARY:Film Screening and Panel Discussion: The Black Indians of New Orleans
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Sunday\, January 7\, in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts for a screening of The Black Indians of New Orleans\, directed by Dr. Maurice Martinez. \nA panel discussion with Big Chief Darryl Montana\, Big Chief Tyrone “Pie” Stevenson\, and artist Ron Bechet follows the documentary.  \nThis program is free and open to the public. When you arrive at the museum\, check-in at the admissions desk. \nGet Tickets \n\nAbout the Film\nThe Black Indians of New Orleans (1976\, dir. Maurice M. Martinez\, 33 min.)\nThe Black Indians of New Orleans is the first internationally acclaimed film to explore the origins and rituals of the Black Masking Indians of New Orleans. The film documents the cultural history of the Black Masking Indians\, their artful suit creation\, music\, call and response chants\, dance movements\, and gatherings for Sunday practices. The film includes sunrise-to-sunset coverage of the Black Indians in their suits on Mardi Gras in the 1970s. The film was produced by Dr. Maurice M. Martinez\, a New Orleans–born poet\, photographer\, musician\, filmmaker\, and scholar steeped in African American culture through both his heritage and academic endeavors. \nView Trailer \n\nAbout the Panelists\nBig Chief Tyrone “Pie” Stevenson\nIn 1972\, Big Chief Tootie introduced the world to the newest member of his tribe\, 12 year-old Spy Boy Tyrone “Pie” Stevenson. Stevenson was mentored by Melvin Reed and Jerome Smith\, who started the influential Tambourine and Fan. He masked 23 years as Spy Boy and Gang Flag. In the ’90s\, Stevenson decided to start his own tribe. To pay tribute to Yellow Pocahontas and his neighborhood\, he requested the Monogram Hunter tribe from Big Chief Tootie and his brother Second Chief Edward Montana\, and they gave him their father’s tribe name.  \nOn Mardi Gras Day 1992\, Stevenson presented his first suit as Monogram Hunter Big Chief. Stevenson brought many friends and family into the tradition including his young son Jeremy. The tribe thrived in the ’90s under his leadership\, but in the early 2000s Stevenson had to step away from actively masking to deal with the realities of the day.  \nIn 2014\, Big Chief Pie returned to the needle and thread to inspire the next generation of Black Indians. Big Chief Pie and the tribe’s first Big Queen Denice Smith wore black in memory of everybody lost during and after Hurricane Katrina. They were joined by many of their original members over the following years. \nArtist Ron Bechet\nRon Bechet is an abstract painter from New Orleans and a relative of the early jazz pioneer Sidney Bechet. He began drawing in the fourth grade\, studied art at the University of New Orleans\, and went on to earn a graduate degree from Yale University. He returned to New Orleans in 1982\, and soon began a career in teaching art\, first at Delgado Community College\, then at Southern University in New Orleans\, and since 1998\, at Xavier University. For many years Bechet shared a studio with renowned sculptor\, John Scott. Ron Bechet is currently the Victor H. Labat Endowed Professor of the Arts at Xavier University in New Orleans and is a member of NOMA’s Board of Trustees. \nBig Chief Darryl Montana\nBig Chief Darryl Montana celebrated his 50th year masking as a Black Masking Indian at Mardi Gras 2023. His Seventh Ward Creole family has masked for several generations\, beginning in the late 1800s with his great-great uncle “Becate” Baptiste Eugene of the first known tribe\, the Creole Wild West. Darryl’s father\, Big Chief Allison “Tootie” Montana (1922–2005)\, was known as the “Chief of Chiefs” and remains a legend within the Black Masking Indian community.  \nDarryl Montana’s intricate designs and superb beading work have earned him widespread recognition. He received the Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant in 2012 and a United States Artist Fellowship in 2015. He has exhibited around the world\, including at SITE Santa Fe’s Fourth International Biennial\, Beau Monde: Toward a Redeemed Cosmopolitanism\, and at Reg Vardy Gallery at the University of Sunderland in England. Recently\, the Musée du Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac in Paris acquired Montana’s 2015 suit for its collection and featured it in the exhibition Black Indians de la Nouvelle-Orléans. \nMontana passes along the tradition of Black Masking Indians and his artistry through various classes. He has taught children in workshops and summer programs through Xavier University of Louisiana’s Community Arts Program; and since 2019\, he has conducted a series of older adult beading classes at the Louisiana State Museum. Darryl was recognized this year by the Louisiana Folklife Commission as a tradition bearer for carrying on the Black Masking Indian tradition for over 50 years.
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CATEGORIES:Films
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SUMMARY:Poetry Workshops with Creative Assembly Cohort Member Daniel Fitzpatrick
DESCRIPTION:This three-week series of workshops hosted by Creative Assembly Cohort member Daniel Fitzpatrick aims to give poets of all ages and experience levels the space to write. In NOMA’s permanent collection galleries\, participants will explore a few techniques that can help to cultivate a habit of poetry and jumpstart new writing. Participants will also discuss ways that visual art can help to understand different approaches to poetry\, and how the space between images and words can open windows into the self.  \nParticipants are invited to attend all three sessions or to select one or two of special interest\, based on the themes below. Notebooks and pencils\, along with reading material tailored to each session\, will be provided. All poets will have the opportunity to receive feedback on their work in a supportive group setting or on an individual basis. \nAdvance registration is required. \nRegister Now \n\nSchedule\nWeek One January 10: Poetry as Listening\nDiscuss poetry as a way of listening—to nature\, to the divine\, to our own bodies\, memories\, and emotions—and think about how visual art can cultivate a poetic habit of listening. \nWeek Two January 17: Poetry as Lens\, Poetry as Mirror \nLearn different approaches to poems as fashioned objects. How can language become a window to a world beyond itself? How can language itself be the object of poetic experience? \nWeek Three January 24: Metaphor as Guide\nExplore ways that metaphors our minds suggest can help get to the emotional core of experience and guide the drafting and re-drafting process.
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/poetry-workshops-011024/
CATEGORIES:Workshops & Classes,Creative Assembly
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SUMMARY:Gallery Talk on Portrait Miniatures from the Latter-Schlesinger Collection
DESCRIPTION:Join us in the galleries each Wednesday for weekly talks with artists\, curators\, and other special guests. During these casual conversations\, we’ll take a close look at different works currently on view at NOMA. \nThis week please join Lance Voxel\, Museum Floor Lead\, for a conversation about Portrait Miniatures from the Latter-Schlesinger Collection on the second-floor Decorative Arts wing. The talk will delve into the fascinating history of miniature portraiture\, unraveling the techniques behind their creation\, and examining their contemporary counterparts.⁠ This talk will be offered at 12:30 pm and 6 pm.\n \nFree with museum admission. Louisiana residents receive free admission to NOMA on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation. When you arrive at NOMA\, check in at the front desk for directions to the appropriate gallery. \nGET TICKETS \nTo book your ticket in advance\, click the link above and select the day for the gallery talk you’d like to attend.
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/gallery-talk-011724/
LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119
CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks
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SUMMARY:Poetry Workshops with Creative Assembly Cohort Member Daniel Fitzpatrick
DESCRIPTION:This three-week series of workshops hosted by Creative Assembly Cohort member Daniel Fitzpatrick aims to give poets of all ages and experience levels the space to write. In NOMA’s permanent collection galleries\, participants will explore a few techniques that can help to cultivate a habit of poetry and jumpstart new writing. Participants will also discuss ways that visual art can help to understand different approaches to poetry\, and how the space between images and words can open windows into the self.  \nParticipants are invited to attend all three sessions or to select one or two of special interest\, based on the themes below. Notebooks and pencils\, along with reading material tailored to each session\, will be provided. All poets will have the opportunity to receive feedback on their work in a supportive group setting or on an individual basis. \nAdvance registration is required. \nRegister Now \n\nSchedule\nWeek One January 10: Poetry as Listening\nDiscuss poetry as a way of listening—to nature\, to the divine\, to our own bodies\, memories\, and emotions—and think about how visual art can cultivate a poetic habit of listening. \nWeek Two January 17: Poetry as Lens\, Poetry as Mirror \nLearn different approaches to poems as fashioned objects. How can language become a window to a world beyond itself? How can language itself be the object of poetic experience? \nWeek Three January 24: Metaphor as Guide\nExplore ways that metaphors our minds suggest can help get to the emotional core of experience and guide the drafting and re-drafting process.
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/poetry-workshops-011724/
CATEGORIES:Workshops & Classes,Creative Assembly
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SUMMARY:Gallery Talk on Portrait Miniatures from the Latter-Schlesinger Collection
DESCRIPTION:Join us in the galleries each Wednesday for weekly talks with artists\, curators\, and other special guests. During these casual conversations\, we’ll take a close look at different works currently on view at NOMA. \nThis week please join Lance Voxel\, Museum Floor Lead\, for a conversation about Portrait Miniatures from the Latter-Schlesinger Collection on the second-floor Decorative Arts wing. The talk will delve into the fascinating history of miniature portraiture\, unraveling the techniques behind their creation\, and examining their contemporary counterparts.⁠ This talk will be offered at 12:30 pm and 6 pm.\n \nFree with museum admission. Louisiana residents receive free admission to NOMA on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation. When you arrive at NOMA\, check in at the front desk for directions to the appropriate gallery. \nGET TICKETS \nTo book your ticket in advance\, click the link above and select the day for the gallery talk you’d like to attend.
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/gallery-talk-011724-evening/
LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119
CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks
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SUMMARY:Book Club Discussion | All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
DESCRIPTION:The NOMA Book Club meets monthly to discuss fiction and non-fiction books related to art in NOMA’s collection and exhibitions. It is an informal group open to anyone on a month-to-month basis. In addition to monthly book discussions\, the book club meets periodically for curatorial programs related to the book selections. You do not have to attend every meeting or read every book to join. \nBook selections are inspired by the museum’s exhibition schedule. Participants are expected to procure their own copies. Selections are also available at the NOMA Museum Shop\, where museum members receive a 10% discount. \nMeetings are held in person or via Zoom. All meetings begin at 12 pm. \nFor information or questions about the NOMA Book Club\, please email kmccurdy@noma.org. \nRegister Now \n\nJanuary 2024\nBook Club Discussion | Thursday\, January 18\, 12 pm\n\n\n\n\n\nAll the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley \nA fascinating\, revelatory portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures by a former New Yorker staffer who spent a decade as a museum guard. \nMillions of people climb the grand marble staircase to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art every year. But only a select few have unrestricted access to every nook and cranny. They’re the guards who roam unobtrusively in dark blue suits\, keeping a watchful eye on the two million square foot treasure house. Caught up in his glamorous fledgling career at The New Yorker\, Patrick Bringley never thought he’d be one of them. Then his older brother was diagnosed with fatal cancer and he found himself needing to escape the mundane clamor of daily life. So he quit The New Yorker and sought solace in the most beautiful place he knew. \nTo his surprise and the reader’s delight\, this temporary refuge becomes Bringley’s home away from home for a decade. We follow him as he guards delicate treasures from Egypt to Rome\, strolls the labyrinths beneath the galleries\, wears out nine pairs of company shoes\, and marvels at the beautiful works in his care. Bringley enters the museum as a ghost\, silent and almost invisible\, but soon finds his voice and his tribe: the artworks and their creators and the lively subculture of museum guards—a gorgeous mosaic of artists\, musicians\, blue-collar stalwarts\, immigrants\, cutups\, and dreamers. As his bonds with his colleagues and the art grow\, he comes to understand how fortunate he is to be walled off in this little world\, and how much it resembles the best aspects of the larger world to which he gradually\, gratefully returns. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n                                                \nEducation and outreach initiatives at NOMA are supported in part by the Zemurray Foundation; the Lois and Lloyd Hawkins Jr. Foundation; The Helis Foundation; The Gayle and Tom Benson Foundation; The City of New Orleans; IBERIABANK; The Wagner Foundation; Janice Parmelee and Bill Hammack; the Diversifying Art Museum Leadership Initiative\, funded by the Walton Family Foundation and the Ford Foundation; Sara and David Kelso; Patrick F. Taylor Foundation;  Dr. Scott S. Cowen; The RosaMary Foundation; The Azby Fund; the Louisiana Division of the Arts\, Office of Cultural Development\, Department of Culture\, Recreation & Tourism\, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts\, a Federal agency; The Collins C. Diboll Private Foundation; Burkenroad Foundation; Marian Dreux Van Horn Education Endowment; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation;  Ruby K. Worner Trust through the PNC Charitable Trusts Grant Review Committee; The Harry T. Howard III Foundation; New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation\, Inc.; Harvey and Marie Orth; The Bruce J. Heim Foundation; and Mrs. Bennett A. Molter\, Jr. This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. 
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/book-club-january-2024/
LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:Gallery Talk with Curatorial Fellow Laura Ochoa Rincon
DESCRIPTION:Join us in the galleries each Wednesday for weekly talks with artists\, curators\, and other special guests. During these casual conversations\, we’ll take a close look at different works currently on view at NOMA. \nThis week\, join Laura Ochoa Rincon\, Decorative Arts Trust Curatorial Fellow for a conversation about the exhibition Ring Redux: The Susan Grant Lewin Collection. This talk will be offered at 12:30 pm and 6 pm.\n \nFree with museum admission. Louisiana residents receive free admission to NOMA on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation. When you arrive at NOMA\, check in at the front desk for directions to the appropriate gallery. \nGET TICKETS \nTo book your ticket in advance\, click the link above and select the day for the gallery talk you’d like to attend.
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/gallery-talk-012424-evening/
LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119
CATEGORIES:Gallery Talks
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SUMMARY:Poetry Workshops with Creative Assembly Cohort Member Daniel Fitzpatrick
DESCRIPTION:This three-week series of workshops hosted by Creative Assembly Cohort member Daniel Fitzpatrick aims to give poets of all ages and experience levels the space to write. In NOMA’s permanent collection galleries\, participants will explore a few techniques that can help to cultivate a habit of poetry and jumpstart new writing. Participants will also discuss ways that visual art can help to understand different approaches to poetry\, and how the space between images and words can open windows into the self.  \nParticipants are invited to attend all three sessions or to select one or two of special interest\, based on the themes below. Notebooks and pencils\, along with reading material tailored to each session\, will be provided. All poets will have the opportunity to receive feedback on their work in a supportive group setting or on an individual basis. \nAdvance registration is required. \nRegister Now \n\nSchedule\nWeek One January 10: Poetry as Listening\nDiscuss poetry as a way of listening—to nature\, to the divine\, to our own bodies\, memories\, and emotions—and think about how visual art can cultivate a poetic habit of listening. \nWeek Two January 17: Poetry as Lens\, Poetry as Mirror \nLearn different approaches to poems as fashioned objects. How can language become a window to a world beyond itself? How can language itself be the object of poetic experience? \nWeek Three January 24: Metaphor as Guide\nExplore ways that metaphors our minds suggest can help get to the emotional core of experience and guide the drafting and re-drafting process.
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/poetry-workshops-012424/
CATEGORIES:Workshops & Classes,Creative Assembly
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SUMMARY:Film Screening and Panel Discussion: The Black Indians of New Orleans
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday\, January 24\, in NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts for a screening of The Black Indians of New Orleans\, directed by Dr. Maurice Martinez. Following a sold-out program on January 7\, the museum looks forward to presenting an encore screening of this important film. \nA panel discussion follows the documentary. Panelists are Big Chief Darryl Montana\, Bruce Sunpie Barnes\, and Kamau Wesley Phillips. \nThis program is free and open to the public. Admission and seating are first come\, first served. No registration is required. When you arrive at the museum\, check-in at the admissions desk. \n\nThis program is organized by Creative Assembly Cohort member Diane Honoré\, who is Big Queen of the Yellow Pocahontas. \nAbout the Film\nThe Black Indians of New Orleans (1976\, dir. Maurice M. Martinez\, 33 min.)\nThe Black Indians of New Orleans is the first internationally acclaimed film to explore the origins and rituals of the Black Masking Indians of New Orleans. The film documents the cultural history of the Black Masking Indians\, their artful suit creation\, music\, call and response chants\, dance movements\, and gatherings for Sunday practices. The film includes sunrise-to-sunset coverage of the Black Indians in their suits on Mardi Gras in the 1970s. The film was produced by Dr. Maurice M. Martinez\, a New Orleans–born poet\, photographer\, musician\, filmmaker\, and scholar steeped in African American culture through both his heritage and academic endeavors. \nView Trailer \n\nABOUT THE PANELISTS\n\nBig Chief Darryl Montana\nBig Chief Darryl Montana celebrated his 50th year masking as a Black Masking Indian at Mardi Gras 2023. His Seventh Ward Creole family has masked for several generations\, beginning in the late 1800s with his great-great uncle “Becate” Baptiste Eugene of the first known tribe\, the Creole Wild West. Darryl’s father\, Big Chief Allison “Tootie” Montana (1922–2005)\, was known as the “Chief of Chiefs” and remains a legend within the Black Masking Indian community. \nDarryl Montana’s intricate designs and superb beading work have earned him widespread recognition. He received the Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant in 2012 and a United States Artist Fellowship in 2015. He has exhibited around the world\, including at SITE Santa Fe’s Fourth International Biennial\, Beau Monde: Toward a Redeemed Cosmopolitanism\, and at Reg Vardy Gallery at the University of Sunderland in England. Recently\, the Musée du Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac in Paris acquired Montana’s 2015 suit for its collection and featured it in the exhibition Black Indians de la Nouvelle-Orléans. \nMontana passes along the tradition of Black Masking Indians and his artistry through various classes. He has taught children in workshops and summer programs through Xavier University of Louisiana’s Community Arts Program; and since 2019\, he has conducted a series of older adult beading classes at the Louisiana State Museum. Darryl was recognized this year by the Louisiana Folklife Commission as a tradition bearer for carrying on the Black Masking Indian tradition for over 50 years. \n\n\nBruce Sunpie Barnes—Bruce Sunpie Barnes\nIs a veteran musician\, park ranger\, actor\, former high school biology teacher\, former college football All-American\, and former NFL player for the Kansas City Chiefs. Barnes’s career has taken him far and wide and he has traveled to over 35 countries playing his own style of blues\, zydeco\, and Afro-Louisiana music incorporating Caribbean and African-influenced rhythms and melodies. He is a multi-instrumentalist playing piano\, percussion\, harmonica\, and he learned to play accordion from some of the best\, including Fernest Arceneaux\, John Delafose\, and Clayton Sampy. With his musical group Sunpie and the Louisiana Sunspots\, he has played festivals and concerts internationally\, and has recorded  critically acclaimed CDs. Barnes is deeply involved in New Orleans parade culture and takes his music to the streets. He is Second Chief of the North Side Skull and Bone Gang\, one of the oldest existing carnival groups in New Orleans and a member of the Black Men of Labor Social Aid and Pleasure Club.  \nKamau Wesley Phillips—KAMAU & Spirit of the Drums\nA highly regarded drummer and educator\, Kamau Wesley Phillips regularly teaches about African rhythms\, the musical connections between New Orleans and western African\, and the joy of playing drums. He masks Black Indian and plays drums forthe Spirit of FiYaYa and the Mandingo Warriors for several decades. 
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CATEGORIES:Films,Creative Assembly
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SUMMARY:Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined | Member Preview
DESCRIPTION:Be the first to experience Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined. \nNOMA members are invited to a special preview to explore the highly anticipated exhibition before it opens to the public. \nYour membership grants you free admission to the museum all year long\, discounted tickets to programs and events\, and 10% off in the NOMA Museum Shop. \nNo registration is required.  \nHave a question about membership? Contact us at membership@noma.org or 504.658.5130. \nJoin Now \n\nAbout the Exhibition\nThis major solo exhibition of work by Wangechi Mutu brings together nearly one hundred sculptures\, paintings\, collages\, drawings\, and films to present the breadth of the Kenyan–American artist’s multidisciplinary practice from the mid-1990s to today. \nLearn More \n\nWangechi Mutu: Intertwined is organized by the New Museum\, New York. Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the Henry Luce Foundation. Generous support for this exhibition is provided by the Ed Bradley Family Foundation\, Agnes Gund\, Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support is provided by The Robert Lehman Foundation. Support for the accompanying publication has been provided by the A4 Arts Foundation. \nThe presentation in New Orleans is sponsored by the Ford Foundation. Additional support is provided by Delta Airlines\, Gladstone Gallery\, Walda Besthoff\, Victoria Miro Gallery\, The Windsor Court\, The Azby Fund\, Keith Fox and Tom Keyes\, Aimée Farnet Siegel and Mike Siegel\, Robin Rankin\, Elizabeth Boh\, Pat Mitchell and Scott Seydel\, Harvey and Marie Orth\, and Jeff Childers and Onay Gutierrez.
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/member-preview-mutu/
LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119
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SUMMARY:Gallery Talk and Performance Inspired by Wangechi Mutu’s Crocodylus with Creative Assembly Cohort Member Lauren Messina and Javier Banks
DESCRIPTION:Expand your experience of Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined with monthly gallery talks inside the museum or in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden on select Wednesdays: January 31\, February 7\, March 6\, April 3\, May 1\, June 5\, July 10.  \nInspired by Wangechi Mutu’s Crocodylus sculpture in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden\, Creative Assembly Cohort member Lauren Messina has choreographed a dance that embodies her interpretation of the work’s transformative nature\, “being—not woman\, not animal\,” and “depicting power and deep scrutiny of human relations between the body and nature.” The event begins with a short talk by Messina about the sculpture and creating the dance\, followed by a performance from Javier Banks alongside the sculpture.  \nGallery talks are free with museum admission. Louisiana residents receive free admission on Wednesdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation.  \nTo book your ticket for this gallery talk in advance\, click the link below. \nGet Tickets \nAbout the Exhibition \nThis major solo exhibition of work by Wangechi Mutu brings together nearly one hundred sculptures\, paintings\, collages\, drawings\, and films to present the breadth of the Kenyan–American artists’ multidisciplinary practice from the mid-1990s to today. On view January 31–July 14\, 2024\, Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined traces connections between recent developments in Mutu’s sculptures and her decades-long exploration of the legacies of colonialism\, globalization\, and African and diasporic cultural traditions. The exhibition travels to NOMA from the New Museum\, New York. \nLearn More \nAbout the Performers\nLauren Messina\nLauren Ashlee Messina\, M.F.A. (she/her) is a Big Easy Award-winning dance choreographer with a heart for community engagement. Born in Springfield\, Illinois\, Lauren has developed her career in the Greater New Orleans area in collaboration with the Marigny Opera Ballet\, KM Dance Project\, the New Orleans Opera\, ELLEvate Dance Company\, Dow-Dance Company’s Binge Dance Festival\, and the CAC New Orleans as a 2022 Performing Artist-in-Residence. Her choreography has been performed at the New York Jazz Choreography Project\, the 92nd Street Y\, the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts\, and the Mississippi Museum of Art. Lauren received the Ailey School’s Oprah Winfrey Foundation Scholarship and participated in the Moving Toward Justice Open Workshop pilot program at Gibney Dance. She is a 2023 Platforms Fund grant recipient\, founder of My Free Dance Class\, and host of The Parent Artist Podcast on YouTube. In addition to dance\, Lauren participated as a video editor for NOVAC’s 2022-2023 Community Documentary Cohort and published the creativity journal and college editions of ChatGPT Prompts for Dancers (available on Amazon). Lauren aims to create meaningful movement experiences that inspire empathy and transformation by collaborating with artists across disciplines in a thriving collective environment that prioritizes mutual respect\, trust\, and care. \nJavier Banks\nJavier Banks was born and raised in Baton Rouge\, Louisiana\, and began dancing at the age of fourteen. They studied at Dancers’ Workshop\, under Sharon Mathews and Susan Perlis. With awarded scholarships\, Banks also studied at the American Ballet Theatre and Dance Theatre of Harlem. As a freelance dancer\, they have performed works with the Alaya Dance Company\, Kennedy Dancers\, Brooklyn Ballet\, Marigny Opera Ballet\, and Ballet Hysell. \n\nWangechi Mutu: Intertwined is organized by the New Museum\, New York. Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the Henry Luce Foundation. Generous support for this exhibition is provided by the Ed Bradley Family Foundation\, Agnes Gund\, Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support is provided by The Robert Lehman Foundation. Support for the accompanying publication has been provided by the A4 Arts Foundation. \nThe presentation in New Orleans is sponsored by the Ford Foundation. Additional support is provided by Delta Airlines\, Gladstone Gallery\, Walda Besthoff\, Victoria Miro Gallery\, The Windsor Court\, Keith Fox and Tom Keyes\, Aimée Farnet Siegel and Mike Siegel\, Robin Rankin\, Elizabeth Boh\, Pat Mitchell and Scott Seydel\, Harvey and Marie Orth\, and Jeff Childers and Onay Gutierrez.
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/crocodylus-performance/
CATEGORIES:Performances,Creative Assembly,Gallery Talks,Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined
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SUMMARY:Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined | Public Opening Celebration feat. Blinky Bill with Aurora Nealand
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of the opening of the highly anticipated exhibition Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined\, join us for an evening of creativity across the museum and Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Immerse yourself in artist Wangechi Mutu’s world through the exhibition in the first-floor Ella West Freeman Galleries and the pavilion in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Headlining the evening is a live music performance by renowned and globally popular Kenyan musician\, producer\, and DJ Blinky Bill\, featuring tracks from his new album We Cut Keys 2. This special performance features Aurora Nealand and her brass band.\n \nWith fresh inspiration from the exhibition\, get hands on and explore assemblage art for yourself with a collage-making workshop hosted by artist and designer Denisio Truitt and Jessica Johnson\, NOMA’s Creative Aging and Access Coordinator. NOMA’s spring 2024 Teen Art Council will host a pop-up open to guests of all ages. \nCafé NOMA will be open throughout the evening\, with food and specialty cocktails available for purchase. \nThis event is free and open to the public with advanced registration. \nRegister Now \nAbout the Exhibition \nThis major solo exhibition of work by Wangechi Mutu\, brings together nearly one hundred sculptures\, paintings\, collages\, drawings\, and films to present the breadth of the Kenyan–American artist’s multidisciplinary practice from the mid-1990s to today. On view January 31–July 14\, 2024\, Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined traces connections between recent developments in Mutu’s sculptures and her decades-long exploration of the legacies of colonialism\, globalization\, and African and diasporic cultural traditions. The exhibition travels to NOMA from the New Museum\, New York. \nLearn More \n\nOpening Celebration Line-up\n\nLive Performance by Blinky Bill with Aurora Nealand and Her Brass Band\n7:20 pm in the Lapis Center for the Arts\nRenowned Kenyan musician\, producer\, and DJ Blinky Bill effortlessly demonstrates his experimental style by combining African influences with the familiar sounds of hip-hop\, jazz\, and funk. As Blinky Bill continues to evolve as a musical trailblazer\, his forthcoming album\, We Cut Keys 2\, out January 26\, is guaranteed to continue to provide a free-spirited experience\, transcend boundaries\, and resonate with audiences around the world. \n\nDJ Set by Delores Galore\n5–7 pm in the Great Hall\n\nGallery Talks on Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined\n5:30 pm with New Museum Curator Vivian Crockett\n6:30 pm with NOMA Curators Amanda Maples and Lisa Rotondo-McCord\n\nReflections Station and Photo Booth Presented by NOMA’s Teen Art Coundil\n5:30–7 pm in the 1st Floor Elevator Lobby\n\nWangechi Mutu: Intertwined is organized by the New Museum\, New York. Lead support for this exhibition is provided by the Henry Luce Foundation. Generous support for this exhibition is provided by the Ed Bradley Family Foundation\, Agnes Gund\, Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support is provided by The Robert Lehman Foundation. Support for the accompanying publication has been provided by the A4 Arts Foundation. \nThe presentation in New Orleans is sponsored by the Ford Foundation. Additional support is provided by Delta Airlines\, Gladstone Gallery\, Walda Besthoff\, Victoria Miro Gallery\, The Windsor Court\, The Azby Fund\, Keith Fox and Tom Keyes\, Aimée Farnet Siegel and Mike Siegel\, Robin Rankin\, Elizabeth Boh\, Pat Mitchell and Scott Seydel\, Harvey and Marie Orth\, and Jeff Childers and Onay Gutierrez.
URL:https://nomastaging.org/event/mutu-opening-party/
CATEGORIES:NOMA at Night,Special
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