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Since the 1970s, the paintings and drawings of the Cuban American artist Luis Cruz Azaceta have reflected on some of society’s great modern tragedies.
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“Gallery owner Arthur Roger donates extensive contemporary art collection to NOMA,” The Advocate
[Arthur Roger’s] donation — paintings, sculpture and photography by local and national luminaries of modern art — comprises a new NOMA exhibit, “Pride of Place: The Making of Contemporary Art in New Orleans.” The exhibit opens Friday and runs through Sept. 3. In the exhibit’s 143-page catalog, museum Director Susan M. Taylor describes the gift as “transformational.” It “significantly expands” NOMA’s contemporary art holdings and “reaffirms the museum’s commitment to the work of local New Orleans artists,” she said.
“Beyond Borders,” Art e-walk
Neapolitan (Comic Book Diplomacy, Go Cups and Water Bottle Buoys), Christopher Saucedo’s latest exhibition at Arthur Roger Gallery assembles varied works from the sculptor with an emphasis on his Comic Book Diplomacy series.
John Waters and Arthur Roger in Conversation
Pride of Place: The Making of Contemporary Art in New Orleans (on view June 23–September 3, 2017) celebrates Arthur Roger’s gift of his entire personal art collection to the New Orleans Museum of Art. The exhibition catalogue features a conversation between John Waters and Arthur Roger.
Personal Recollections: Contemporary Art in New Orleans | Essay by William Fagaly
Pride of Place: The Making of Contemporary Art in New Orleans (on view June 23–September 3, 2017) celebrates Arthur Roger’s gift of his entire personal art collection to the New Orleans Museum of Art. The exhibition catalogue features an important essay by William Fagaly, Personal Recollections: Contemporary Art in New Orleans.
“Mass MoCA expands — and mounts a standout set of new shows,” The Boston Globe
Not everything is up for years. Mass MoCA’s partnership with the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation includes exhibiting artists who have had residencies at the artist’s former estate on Captiva Island, Fla. Dawn DeDeaux and Lonnie Holley, in the show “Thumbs Up for the Mothership,” revel in Rauschenberg’s rummage-sale sensibility.
Dawn DeDeaux at MASS MoCA
Dawn DeDeaux opens a new exhibition May 28, 2017 as part of the grand opening of Building 6 at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA).
Dawn DeDeaux and Lonnie Holley: Thumbs up for the Mothership at MASS MoCA – Opening May 28, 2017
New Orleans native Dawn DeDeaux opens a new exhibition next week as part of the grand opening of Building 6 at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA). DeDeaux shows together with Lonnie Holley and other Building 6 artists including Laurie Anderson, Louise Bourgeois, Jenny Holzer and James Turrell. The new MASSMoCA Building 6 makes the museum one of the largest venues for contemporary art in the world.
May 2017 Exhibition Openings
“Gallery owner Arthur Roger donates his extensive personal art collection to NOMA,” The Times-Picayune
On June 1, Arthur Roger’s personal collection of paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs and mixed media pieces will be taken off his walls, packed away and carted over to the New Orleans Museum of Art. He recently donated more than 80 pieces to the museum, including works by national and regional artists such as Luis Cruz Azaceta, Willie Birch, Douglas Bourgeois, Robert Colescott, George Dureau, Robert Gordy, Deborah Kass, Catherine Opie, Robert Polidori, Holton Rower and John Waters, among others.