By John d’Addario | The Advocate In the ancient French Breton legend of the city of Ys, a coastal city full of splendor and vice is submerged by a great wave and disappears beneath the ocean, never to be seen again. Southern Louisiana might have been spared that unhappy ending for the time being, but… Read More
America is a gift of Sydney and Walda Besthoff and will be on view beginning October 25 in the Modern and Contemporary Galleries New Orleans, LA- The New Orleans Museum of Art is pleased to announce the acquisition of a major work of art,America, by artist Will Ryman. Made in 2013, Americaprovides an in-depth exploration… Read More
By Tori Bush | Daily Serving Read the full article here French video artist Camille Henrot creates parallels between the mythical and the contemporary. In her first solo exhibition in the United States at the New Orleans Museum of Art, she investigates the legendary city of Ys in France and the vanishing coastal area of… Read More
By Renée Peck | WWNO Voices of the Arts, a series presented by NolaVie and WWNO – New Orleans Public Radio, explores the thoughts and visions of eight new arts leaders in New Orleans. Through conversations we try to understand how they will engage with the arts and the artists in this already vibrant cultural… Read More
by Doug MacCash, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune The New Orleans Museum of Art has announced the acquisition of a large-scale sculpture designed by international pop art star Roy Lichtenstein. The 20-foot-tall aluminum sculpture titled “Five Brushstrokes” was purchased by art benefactors Sydney and Walda Besthoff, with help from the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation. It will be… Read More