Drawn exclusively from the permanent collection of Ogden Museum of Southern Art, "I Am the Face" is a meditation on the history of portraiture within Southern Photography. Beginning with the early twentieth century to the present, "I Am the Face" highlights ever-changing ideas, trends, methods, and technologies that define the photographic portrait. Picturing the human condition, the relationship between photographer and subject, and the inherent power of perception that the camera possesses is addressed throughout the exhibition. See it from March 28 - August 30.
Louisiana native Robert Gordy (1933–86) achieved national recognition for masterly compositions that revealed a sophisticated and disciplined interplay of space, line, and color. Although best known today for his prints and late monotypes, Gordy worked in a range of media throughout his career. This exhibition, the first in-depth presentation of the artist’s work at the New Orleans Museum of Art in over four decades, shares selections from Gordy’s career from the 1950s until his premature death from AIDS in 1986. See the exhibit from April 9 - October 11.
