Contemporary Art Finds a Home in Rural Georgia at Plough Gallery
Plough Gallery is an unexpected venue for contemporary art in rural Georgia. They recently reopened their doors with works by Kristy Hughes and Sean Hurley.
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Four Confederate Monuments Removed, Protestors Demand More
Four of the most egregious Confederate monuments have been removed. Protestors aren’t finished.
Mickalene Thomas Dazzles in New Orleans
It’s easy to love the rhinestone-encrusted work of New York artist Mickalene Thomas and the temerity of an artist who would dare to bedazzle paintings that otherwise quote from the canon of the male gaze. Her large-scale mixed media images, on view through April 9 in the Newcomb Art Museum’s exhibition “Mickalene Thomas: Waiting on … Continued
Serving Face: Rashaad Newsome at CAC NOLA
That Rashaad Newsome should choose to take on Les Demoiselles d’Avignon is so perfect. In Look Back at It (2016), all of the figures from Picasso’s painting are replicated, but in collages made up of black bodies, fireballs, and bling. The logic of Newsome’s collage technique draws upon the fragmentation of the body that Picasso … Continued
New Production Responds to a “Sea of Common Catastrophe”
As a work of theater, Sea of Common Catastrophe might disappoint. There’s no clear plot. The characters interact through song and movement, but not through dialogue. The only spoken moments are amplified voiceover for particular memories. All of this, though, is intentional. As Becker explained to me, “I’m not trying to make plays.” He wants … Continued
BURNAWAY's 2017 Forecast
After thoroughly reviewing the highlights (and lowlights) of 2016, we wondered who and what we’ll be thinking about and looking forward to this coming year. Read on to find out our experts’ predictions. Click the links to see what our contributors selected as their favorite exhibitions, what they read, who and what were the most significant … Continued
BURNAWAY's Best of 2016: Cultural Experiences
From a visit to Pasaquan to a walking tour of New Orleans, the selections of our contributors prove that you don’t have to go far to enjoy a great cultural experience. Check out our other Best of 2016 series: Exhibitions and Movers, Shakers and Newsmakers. Amy White, artist and writer Carrboro, NC A road trip that included a stop … Continued
BURNAWAY's Best of 2016: Exhibitions
We kick off our Best of 2016 series with a roundup of favorite exhibitions from around the South. We asked a host of curators, artists, collectors and critics to share with us up to five of their favorite shows where they live and where they traveled. Among the most talked-about shows are “Kerry James Marshall: Mastry” at … Continued
Aboriginal Women Artists Get Their Due at the Newcomb in New Orleans
Dictionary.com has announced that xenophobia is the word of the year. Referring to a fear of otherness, the word was obviously chosen because of the recent election’s rhetorical skirmishes. Trump’s rhetoric has exposed resistance to extending rights to the disenfranchised and has brought us to a full-scale reconsideration of diversity and identity politics. Outbreaks of … Continued
