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Last Updated: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 9:39 AM by Lauren Saizan
With so much to see and do in New Orleans, many forget that the city’s art scene is just as vibrant as the food and music. February is a great time to visit a museum. Check out the highlighted exhibits below and search our calendar to find even more art in New Orleans.
Look forward to viewing three new exhibits at Newcomb Art Museum this month “Legacy Traces,” “Victory Workers,” and “William Edmondson: A Monumental Vision.” The exhibition “Legacy Traces” features a selection of artworks acquired over the past decade, a majority of which were collected in the last five years. “Victory Workers” foregrounds twentieth century African American artists who depict Black labor. The exhibition—spanning multiple decades of labor and freedom movements—includes printmaking, painting, sculpture, and photography. Finally, “William Edmondson: A Monumental Vision” presents works by the self-taught sculptor William Edmondson (Davidson County, Tennessee, c. 1874–1951), who is considered one of the most important Black American artists of the early 20th century. All three exhibits opened on January 18 and close on June 1, 2024. Read more about each here.
The Nous Foundation, the Historic BK House & Gardens, and Max Jean-Louis are thrilled to co-present their original exhibition, "Haiti-Louisiana: Tides of Freedom," which will be on display from January 12 to March 17, 2024, at the Historic BK House & Gardens. This groundbreaking exhibition features two collections: 41 works from the Jacques Bartoli Collection of contemporary Haitian art (30 paintings and 11 beaded flags), previously presented at UNESCO in Paris and making its debut in Louisiana, and 36 original paintings and photographs by eight Haitian and Louisianan artists commissioned for the occasion by Haitian-born curator Max Jean-Louis.
This 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. Catch it on view at the New Orleans Museum of Art from January 31 - July 14, 2024.
Lauren Saizan is a New Orleans native raised in the Gentilly neighborhood. In addition to being the editorial and online content manager for New Orleans & Company, she is also a member of Mélange Dance Company. Lauren has performed professionally in many venues across the city, including the Sydney & Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, the New Orleans Museum of Art, Longue Vue House & Gardens, and Marigny Opera House. When not writing or dancing, she can be spotted sipping the Blue Eyes tea at French Truck, attending a concert downtown, or visiting a local library.
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