CALL OUT TO ALL NEW ORLEANIANS

When you dream of New Orleans, what do you dream of?

When you wake up in the morning, what do you see?


We invite all New Orleanians young and old to submit their photographs in response to these questions. The images will be part of a video installation, mounted on a truck that will traverse the city’s neighborhoods like a magic lantern, as part of the inaugural events celebrating the opening of Prospect.2, the International Arts Exhibition to open October 22, 2011. The projection will remain on view at the Arts Village on Xavier University Campus for the duration of the exhibition until January 29, 2012.

Artist WILLIAM POPE. L (b. 1955) Newark, NJ, has become known for his street performances that address social justice and heritage and community issues through the arts, particularly as they relate to the understanding and tolerance across the race and class divides. He is recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Foundation for Contemporary Arts grant, and a United States Artists Fellowship among many other accolades. William Pope. L ‘s first large solo exhibition was held at the Art Institute of Chicago in 2007.  For Prospect.2, he will present “Blink”, a video installation on wheels that will be drawn through the streets of New Orleans on opening night, and stationed at Xavier University’s Art Village during the Biennial. 

For more information and to participate, please call 504-756-6438.

Rooster Genie by Gina Phillips Featured in Benefit Auction – Friday, July 8, 2011 @ Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects

Gina Phillips
Rooster Genie, 2011
Fabric, thread, paint
26” x 26”
Courtesy of the artist and Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans
Estimated value: $1,500

All proceeds benefit Prospect. 2.

Truisms 6 by Jenny Holzer Featured in Benefit Auction – Friday, July 8, 2011 @ Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects

Jenny Holzer   
Trusims 6, 2003
Mini LED signs
5” x 5” x 1 ½”
Edition 69 of 100
Courtesy of the artist and Cheim & Read, New York
Estimated retail value: $5,500

All proceeds benefit Prospect.2 New Orleans.

August 31, 2005 by Fred Tomaselli Featured in Benefit Auction - Friday, July 8, 2011 @ Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects

Fred Tomaselli
August 31, 2005
8-color silkscreen
16” x 14.5”

Edition of 80

Estimated retail value: $1,000

Aloft #12, 2010 (Jackson Brown “Late for the Sky”) by Paul Villinski Featured in Benefit Auction - Friday, July 8, 2011 @ Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects

Paul Villinski   

Aloft #12, 2010
Box Cover: Jackson Brown “Late for the Sky”
10” x 10” x 6 1/4” Boxed, Edition of 20
Estimated retail value: $2,000
**Please note: the image is not of the piece featured in auction

Post Katrina Self Portrait (6) by Tameka Norris Featured in Benefit Auction - Friday, July 8, 2011 @ Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects

Tameka Norris

Post Katrina Self Portrait (6), 2008/2010

From a series of 7

Digital Photograph

Edition 1 of 5

16” x 21 1/3”

Courtesy of the artist and CB1 gallery

Estimated retail value: $600 (framed)

All proceeds benefit Prospect.2 New Orleans.

Sanctuary II by Bradley Castellanos Featured in Benefit Auction – Friday, July 8, 2011 @ Suzanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects

Bradley Castellanos    
Sanctuary II, 2010
Oil, acrylic, photo collage and resin on panel
22” x 18”
Courtesy of the artist
Estimated retail value: $4,500

All proceeds benefit Prospect.2 New Orleans.

A More Perfect Union: Louisiana by R. Luke DuBois Featured in Benefit Auction – Friday, July 8, 2011 @ Suzanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects

R. Luke DuBois
A More Perfect Union: Louisiana, 2011
pigment-ink on photo rag
24 x 36” / 61 x 91.5 cm
Edition 1 of 6, 2 AP

Courtesy of bitforms gallery nyc
Estimated retail value: $950

All proceeds benefit Prospect.2 New Orleans.

Join us for a presentation by Dan Cameron, Founder and Artistic Director of Prospect New Orleans & a silent auction to benefit Prospect.2

Friday, July 8, 2011
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Susanne Vielmettter Los Angeles Projects
6006 Washington Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232

The internationally renowned curator and visionary founder of the Prospect New Orleans International Biennial will speak about Prospect.2, which will open at venues throughout New Orleans on October 22, 2011 and be on view until January 29, 2012.

A silent auction of works by Bradley Castellanos, Bruce Davenport, Jr., Jenny Holzer, Takema Norris, Fred Tomaselli, Paul Villinski, and others will raise money for Prospect.2’s artist projects and educational programs.

Admission for the event is free; cash donations to Prospect.2 are encouraged and will be accepted at the door. More information about Prospect.2 is available at www.prospectneworleans.org. Please call Ashley Chavis at 212.680.5305 or email achavis@prospectneworleans.org if you have questions or would like more information about this event.

Prospect New Orleans Announces Artists And Venues For Second Edition Of New Orleans International Contemporary Art Biennial

Prospect.2 To Take Place October 22, 2011 – January 29, 2012
Preview Days October 20-21, 2011

Curated By Dan Cameron With Exhibitions To Be Presented At Venues Throughout New Orleans and in Lafayette, Louisiana

New Orleans, LA, June 22, 2011 — Dan Cameron, Founding Director of U.S. Biennial and Artistic Director for Prospect New Orleans, announced today the list of artists and venues to be featured in Prospect.2, the second edition of the international contemporary art biennial.  Opening October 22, 2011 and on view through January 29, 2012, Prospect.2 is currently planned to feature 26 local, national and international artists with diverse cultural and generational backgrounds working in a range of artistic media.

 “With Prospect.2, we are excited to once again welcome visitors and locals to one of the world’s most dynamic contemporary art biennials,” says Dan Cameron. “Those selected to participate in Prospect.2 include some of the most influential and recognized artists working today, a group of rising younger artists on the cusp of international careers, and artists making significant contributions to the New Orleans arts community.  In addition to being a showcase of some of today’s most vital art-making, the biennial will again draw attention, creative energy, and economic activity to the City of New Orleans, a historic artistic center, and the Gulf Region.”

Exhibiting Artists:
Prospect.2’s current list of artists includes 26 artists from nine countries, including the United States, France, Italy, Sweden, Poland, Japan, Chile, and Vietnam. In keeping with Prospect’s commitment to the promotion of the visual art community in New Orleans, this year’s biennial will feature work by several artists who live and work in the city, as well as a variety of site-specific projects inspired by the city’s distinctive history and culture and conceived specifically for the city of New Orleans.

The following artists will be exhibiting their work in Prospect.2: Sophie Calle (b. France); Nick Cave (b. USA); Jonas Dahlberg (b. Sweden); Bruce Davenport Jr. (b. USA); Dawn DeDeaux (b. USA); R. Luke DuBois (b. USA); George Dunbar (b. USA); William Eggleston (b. USA); Nicole Eisenman (b. France); Karl Haendel (b. USA); Ragnar Kjartansson (b. Iceland); William Pope.L (b. USA); An-My Lê (b. Vietnam); Ivan Navarro (b. Chile); Lorraine O’Grady (b. USA); Tsuyoshi Ozawa (b. Japan); Gina Phillips (b. USA); Ashton T. Ramsey (b. USA); Alexis Rockman (b. USA); Joyce J. Scott (b. USA); Jennifer Steinkamp (b. USA); Dan Tague (b. USA); Robert Tannen (b. USA); Grazia Toderi (b. Italy); Francesco Vezzoli (b. Italy); and Pawel Wojtasik (b. Poland).

In addition to the projects organized by Prospect.2, a number of artists, including Canadian sculptor Michel de Broin, environmental artist Brandon Ballengee, and Seattle-based Don and Patricia Fels, are developing major new projects that will premiere simultaneously in New Orleans.

Participating Venues:
Works will be shown at sites throughout several different neighborhoods of New Orleans, including Tremé, St. Claude, the Warehouse District, City Park, and Tulane and Xavier Universities. Venues range from museums and major cultural institutions, to public spaces, and non-traditional exhibition spaces. For the first time, Prospect will also exhibit in Lafayette, Louisiana with a video installation by Grazia Toderi presented at the Acadiana Center for the Arts. Additional Prospect.2 venues include: the New Orleans Museum of Art; Isaac Delgado Art Gallery; Xavier University, Arts Village; New Orleans African American Museum; New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation; Ogden Museum of Southern Art; Contemporary Arts Center; Newcomb Art Gallery; and UNO St. Claude Gallery.

About Prospect New Orleans:
Founded in 2008 by Dan Cameron, Prospect New Orleans is one of the leading biennials of international contemporary art in the United States. Conceived in the tradition of the great international biennials, such as the Venice Biennale and the Bienal de São Paulo, Prospect New Orleans showcases new artistic practices from around the world in settings that are both historic and culturally exceptional, and contributes to the cultural economy of New Orleans and the Louisiana Gulf region by spurring cultural tourism and bringing international attention to the area’s vibrant visual arts community.

Prospect New Orleans is founded on the principle that art engenders social progress.  It is organized by U.S. Biennial, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit art organization that launched in January 2007 in order to realize Prospect.1.

Funding Organizations and Donors
Prospect.2 New Orleans has been made possible with the support of Founding Benefactor Toby Devan Lewis.

Leadership support has been provided by the Lambent Foundation Fund of the Tides Foundation; Metabolic Studio; The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts; The Prospectors Club; and The Brown Foundation, Inc., of Houston.

Additional support has been provided by Susan and Ralph Brennan; the Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation; Bloomberg; Regions Bank; Whitney National Bank; Étant donnés; Adam J. Lewis Trust; Asian Cultural Council; Heymann Fund; Peter B. Lewis, the Japan Foundation; Sarah Harte; Sanford Heller; JDL Foundation; Pamela Joseph and Robert Brinker; Jeanne and Michael L. Klein; Martha Claire Tompkins; and Iberiabank, among others.

All contributions to U.S. Biennial are tax deductible to the full extent of the law. To make a donation please visit www.prospectneworleans.org or call +1 (212) 680-5305.

(Source: prospect.2.press.release)