“Nicole Charbonnet Landscapes and Heroes” by Michael Plante

May 1, 2002

The paintings shown in this exhibition mark a new direction for Nicole Charbonnet. They provoke a different set of feelings — of sensibility even — than what we have come to associate with her work. The close-hued pastel yellows and pinks have yielded to a darker palette of greyed-blues, umbers and greens; the peeled and hollowed flower shapes that characterized an earlier, more abstract vocabulary have transmigrated to a heightened level of complexity.

“Whispers From The Walls,” American Legacy

April 24, 2002

When fist viewing a portrait by Whitfield Lovell, you feel you are looking at someone familiar. His men, women, and children, all of them ordinary black people from the period after Reconstruction and before the civil right era, haunt you with their calm self-possession. Some appear well-to-do; others look poor, tired, sad. But there is always an intelligence in their eyes that says they control their own destinies, even if only for this moment.

Dale Chihuly: GLASS

April 6, 2002

The Arthur Roger Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of the sculpture of Dale Chihuly, the world’s foremost glass artist. This important exhibit will be throughout the gallery’s three exhibition spaces and will be comprised of glass sculpture which has never been shown before and which is being created by Chihuly specifically for his New Orleans show at the Arthur Roger Gallery.

“A Glass Act”, Garden Design Journal

March 21, 2002

Dale Chihuly’s love affair with glass has endured for over 40 years, resulting in a breath-taking collection of sculptures and installations. In an exclusive interview, Judith Calver discovers how he works and what inspires the American sculptor.

“Color, Time and Space”, Gambit Weekly

March 19, 2002

Have you ever wondered what color the universe is? If so, you may be gratified to know that research scientists at Johns Hopkins University have determined that the universe is beige. Yes, beige – actually, pale beige – according to their best computer calculations. Sounds bland, doesn’t it?

Jacqueline Bishop: The Texture of Memory

March 2, 2002

March 2002 Exhibition at Arthur Roger Gallery

Jacqueline Bishop: The Texture of Memory

March 2, 2002

Exhibition Dates: March 2 – 27, 2002 Opening Reception: Saturday, March 2 from 6–8 pm Location: 432 Julia Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 Hours: Monday – Saturday, 10am – 5pm Contact…

Greg Gorman: Just Between Us

March 1, 2002

Over the last two decades, photographer Greg Gorman has carved out a classically refined style that is uniquely his own. In his portraits of Streisand, DiCaprio, De Niro, and Travolta, his fine art work, and his major ad campaigns, Gorman’s images suggest a mastery of the medium that few have rivaled. Continuing his exploration of the male nude, Just Between Us is a highly charged work focused exclusively on one model. During a year of shooting, an unusually collaborative relationship evolved between artist and subject. What unfolds is a photographic narrative unfettered by convention — a bold compilation of images unmatched for its candor and sexuality. 250 photographs are featured.

“Piecing It Together,” New Orleans Art Review

February 28, 2002

A sea of clouds the color of freshly shucked oysters hovered over southern Louisiana as we drove into New Orleans to view the new art shows before the opening night crowds. Rain fell continuously until we got to La Place. As we drew nearer to New Orleans, a pale yellow aura lying just above the horizon suggested that rain was not yet falling in the city.

“Notebook: Formalisms”, The New Orleans Art Review

January 22, 2002

As a primary and collective ethos, postmodernism probably no longer exists. Too many years have passed. And yet, as sheer effect, it seems absolutely pervasive —and interminable.