May 19, 2021
Pike School of Art receives an Our Town Grant from the NEA, awardees for the 2022 Edge Award are announced as well as other awardees from CAC NOLA and Center for Craft, and more in Burnaway’s bi-weekly news roundup.
Louisiana (9)
Keith Duncan: Bayou Classic, at Fort Gansevoort
Daniel Fuller muses fondly over the showmanship of the Bayou Classic, the subject of Keith Duncan’s new works on view at Fort Gansevoort.
Couldn’t Love You More: Bounce, Sex and Death in New Orleans
Editor and artist Kristina Kay Robinson mediates on her personal history in New Orleans through the sonic relationships between Sade’s Love Deluxe and bounce music.
Full of Love: Letitia Huckaby in Conversation
Letitia Huckaby speaks with Burnaway contributor, Taylor Janay Manigoult about her work, family, and influences.
Roland L. Freeman—Portfolio at Ogden Museum of Southern Art
Burnaway takes a Close Look at an upcoming photography exhibition, Roland L. Freeman: Portfolio, opening March 27th at Odgen Museum of Southern art in New Orleans.
Hunting the Kingfish: On Digital Trails of Architectural Ghosts
Adam Thibodeaux searches along digital trails for remnants of The Kingfish, a secretive nightclub in rural Louisiana.
Chronicle of a Lost Year: Louisiana Contemporary 2020
Historically, Louisiana Contemporary has served as a record of the concerns that have animated artists throughout the state, and this year is no exception.
Mending the Sky at the New Orleans Museum of Art
Visiting the group exhibition Mending the Sky at the New Orleans Museum of Art, Kristina Kay Robinson asks if art offers healing or representation in the face of disaster.
To Chase a Chicken, To Catch a Vision
Artist Jacob Todd Broussard returns to his hometown of Lafayette, Louisiana, to celebrate Courir de Mardi Gras, a rural variation of the more familiar New Orleans festivities.
