Founded in 2008 by Dan Cameron, Prospect New Orleans is the largest biennial of international contemporary art in the United States.Tumblr (3.0; @prospectnola)http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/<p><strong>When you dream of New Orleans, what do you dream of?</strong><br/><br/><strong>When you wake up in the morning, what do you see?</strong><br/><br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>Artist <strong>WILLIAM POPE. L</strong> (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.  <br/><br/>For more information and to participate, please call 504-756-6438.</p>http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/7627537612http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/7627537612Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:32:39 -0400<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnxjgx6VKp1qcqx04.jpg"/><br/><strong>Gina Phillips<br/></strong><em>Rooster Genie</em>, 2011<br/>Fabric, thread, paint<br/>26” x 26”<br/>Courtesy of the artist and Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans<br/>Estimated value: $1,500<br/><br/><strong>All proceeds benefit Prospect. 2.</strong></p>http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/7314888172http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/7314888172Wed, 06 Jul 2011 16:58:24 -0400<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnkhy3y9vK1qcqx04.jpg"/><br/><strong>Jenny Holzer   </strong> <br/><em>Trusims 6</em>, 2003<br/> Mini LED signs<br/> 5” x 5” x 1 ½”<br/> Edition 69 of 100<br/> Courtesy of the artist and Cheim & Read, New York<br/> Estimated retail value: $5,500</p> <p><strong>All proceeds benefit Prospect.2 New Orleans.</strong></p>http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/7122988767http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/7122988767Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:20:06 -0400<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnki2eIzxt1qcqx04.jpg"/><br/><strong>Fred Tomaselli</strong><br/><em>August 31, 2005</em><br/>8-color silkscreen<br/>16” x 14.5”</p> <p>Edition of 80</p> <p>Estimated retail value: $1,000</p>http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/7122865631http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/7122865631Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:15:07 -0400<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnki4a7YKj1qcqx04.jpg" height="389" width="260"/><br/><strong>Paul Villinski   </strong></p> <p><em>Aloft #12</em>, 2010<br/>Box Cover: Jackson Brown “Late for the Sky”<br/>10” x 10” x 6 1/4” Boxed, Edition of 20<br/>Estimated retail value: $2,000<br/>**Please note: the image is not of the piece featured in auction</p>http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/7122718467http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/7122718467Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:11:06 -0400<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnnvrnqB501qcqx04.jpg"/></p> <p><strong>Tameka Norris</strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em>Post Katrina Self Portrait (6)</em>, 2008/2010</p> <p class="MsoNormal">From a series of 7</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Digital Photograph</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Edition 1 of 5</p> <p class="MsoNormal">16” x 21 1/3”</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Courtesy of the artist and CB1 gallery</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Estimated retail value: $600 (framed)</p> <p><strong>All proceeds benefit Prospect.2 New Orleans.</strong></p>http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/7122590154http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/7122590154Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:05:06 -0400<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnkhdjTu8u1qcqx04.jpg" height="531" width="436"/><br/><strong>Bradley Castellanos</strong>    <br/><em>Sanctuary II</em>, 2010<br/>Oil, acrylic, photo collage and resin on panel<br/>22” x 18” <br/>Courtesy of the artist<br/>Estimated retail value: $4,500</p> <p><strong>All proceeds benefit Prospect.2 New Orleans.<br/></strong></p>http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/7122443604http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/7122443604Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:00:06 -0400<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnnvh7JMro1qcqx04.jpg"/></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>R. Luke DuBois<br/></strong><em>A More Perfect Union: Louisiana</em>, 2011<br/> pigment-ink on photo rag <br/> 24 x 36” / 61 x 91.5 cm<br/> Edition 1 of 6, 2 AP</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Courtesy of bitforms gallery nyc<br/> Estimated retail value: $950</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>All proceeds benefit Prospect.2 New Orleans.</strong></p> <!--EndFragment-->http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/7121810834http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/7121810834Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:39:00 -0400<p><strong>Friday, July 8, 2011</strong><br/><strong>6:00 – 8:00 pm</strong><br/><strong>Susanne Vielmettter Los Angeles Projects</strong><br/><strong>6006 Washington Boulevard</strong><br/><strong>Culver City, CA 90232</strong><br/><br/>The internationally renowned curator and visionary founder of the Prospect New Orleans International Biennial will speak about <strong>Prospect.2, which will open at venues throughout New Orleans on October 22, 2011 and be on view until January 29, 2012.</strong></p> <p>A silent auction of works by <strong>Bradley Castellanos, Bruce Davenport, Jr., Jenny Holzer, Takema Norris, Fred Tomaselli, Paul Villinski,</strong> and others will raise money for Prospect.2’s artist projects and educational programs.</p> <p>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 <a href="http://www.prospectneworleans.org">www.prospectneworleans.org</a>. 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.</p>http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/7053089769http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/7053089769Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:39:28 -0400<p>Prospect.2 To Take Place October 22, 2011 – January 29, 2012<br/>Preview Days October 20-21, 2011<br/><br/>Curated By Dan Cameron With Exhibitions To Be Presented At Venues Throughout New Orleans and in Lafayette, Louisiana<br/><br/>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. <br/><br/> “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.”<br/><br/>Exhibiting Artists:<br/>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. <br/><br/>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). <br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>Participating Venues:<br/>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.<br/><br/>About Prospect New Orleans:<br/>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. <br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>Funding Organizations and Donors<br/>Prospect.2 New Orleans has been made possible with the support of Founding Benefactor Toby Devan Lewis. <br/><br/>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.</p> <p>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.<br/><br/>All contributions to U.S. Biennial are tax deductible to the full extent of the law. To make a donation please visit <a href="http://www.prospectneworleans.org">www.prospectneworleans.org</a> or call +1 (212) 680-5305.<br/><br/></p>http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/6879975814http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/6879975814Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:15:53 -0400<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/3621818705/tumblr_lhhrjm4pu81qcdvjn&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><h2>The World According to New Orleans at Ballroom Marfa</h2> <h3>Curated by Dan Cameron<br/>Featuring work by:  Jules Cahn, Bruce Davenport, Jr., Dawn Dedeaux, Courtney Egan, Skylar Fein, Roy G. Ferdinand, Srdjan Loncar, Deborah Luster, Sister Gertrude Morgan, Gina Phillips, Noel Rockmore,</h3> <p><em>Listen to a recording of the <a target="new" href="http://files.ballroommarfa.org/WANO%20Panel%20Discussion%2020110110.mp3">Red-Haired Stepchild: Making Visual Art in New Orleans panel discussion</a>, featuring curator Dan Cameron and artists Skylar Fein, Srdjan Loncar, and Dan Tague, held on January 10, 2011 at the Masonic Lodge in Marfa, Texas.</em></p> <p>This spring, Ballroom Marfa is collaborating with curator Dan Cameron on <em>The World According to New Orleans,</em> a curatorial examination of the art and visual culture of New Orleans, with a particular focus on areas of overlap between self-taught and avant-garde tendencies. The exhibition includes work by several artists who were self-taught, as well as documentary photographs and film that examine neighborhood and community expressions.</p> <p>Of the six participating artists from the present day, most are well-known to each other and others in the tight-knit New Orleans art community, if not yet to the general public. Bruce Davenport Jr. grew up within the New Orleans public housing system, made drawings as a child, and played football in college until an injury, followed by Katrina, precipitated his return to making art. Courtney Egan, one of the first New Orleans artists to work primarily in video, continues to create in many different media, but with a particular emphasis on projections that incorporate found-object sculpture. Skylar Fein, born and raised in New York, was planning to be a doctor before the experience of Katrina made him instead opt for being an artist, and in a relatively short time he has become one of the city’s most prominent artistic voices, with works ranging from the monumental Remember the Upstairs Lounge to more recent projects focused on music, youth and political revolution. Srdjan Loncar is a sculptor who was born and raised in Croatia and Louisiana before returning for good during the mid-1990s wars in former Yugoslavia. Deborah Luster has photographed both prisoners and crime scenes in New Orleans using atmospheric treatments, and often works with traditional printing techniques. Gina Phillips makes conventional paintings, but is best known for her densely packed assemblage-paintings that substitute skeins of colored threads for pigment. Dan Tague, who has worked in photography, sculpture and installation with tart renderings of political themes, is currently developing a multi-media room-scaled environmental installation based on his memory of ninth grade social studies class.</p> <p><em><br/></em></p>http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/3621818705http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/3621818705Thu, 03 Mar 2011 12:06:58 -0500<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lg659qXggg1qcqx04.jpg"/></p> <p><strong>Tickets start at just $25 and are available at the door!</strong><br/><br/><strong>8:00 pm - 11:00 pm</strong></p> <p><strong>Second Line Stages</strong><br/><strong>Stage 3</strong><br/><strong>800 Richard Street</strong><br/><strong>New Orleans, LA 70130</strong></p> <p><strong>Music, drinks, food and a silent auction!</strong></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lg65lzM7Dy1qcqx04.jpg" height="291" width="425"/></p>http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/3132535365http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/3132535365Sat, 05 Feb 2011 19:08:00 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lg0i3n546e1qcdvjno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Mary Jane Parker    <br/><em>Keepsake Study, </em>2011    <br/>Photogravure print        <br/>13.5” x 12” <br/>Courtesy of the Artist            </p>http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/3089303724http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/3089303724Thu, 03 Feb 2011 13:20:06 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lg0i0hJS1D1qcdvjno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Emily Sartor    <br/><em>Psycho Remake (Ancramdale, New York),</em> 2009    <br/>Oil on canvas       <br/>16” x 20” x 1”   <br/>Courtesy of the Artist</p>http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/3087433239http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/3087433239Thu, 03 Feb 2011 10:40:07 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lg00xqBaoj1qcdvjno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Michel Varisco    <br/><em>Pompidou</em>, 2005    <br/>Chromogenic photograph, 1 of 25   <br/>Courtesy of the Artist</p> <p>Featured in Throwdown.1.5 Auction this weekend!</p>http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/3086091450http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/3086091450Thu, 03 Feb 2011 08:00:07 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lg00vpMDll1qcdvjno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Rachel Jones    <br/><em>Untitled</em>, 2011    <br/>Colored Pencil on Paper        <br/>18” x 14” x 3/8”    <br/>Courtesy of the Artist</p>http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/3084955901http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/3084955901Thu, 03 Feb 2011 05:20:06 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lg00tzjVlF1qcdvjno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Monica Zeringue    <br/><em>Untitled</em>, 2011    <br/>Graphite on gessoed paper (mounted on panel and sealed with archival varnish)              </p> <p>Featured in the Throwdown.1.5 Auction this weekend!</p>http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/3083894557http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/3083894557Thu, 03 Feb 2011 02:40:06 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lg00spQufc1qcdvjno1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Beth Dary  <br/><em>Ambit</em>, 2010<br/>15” x 15” x 2”<br/>Egg tempera and encaustic on panel<br/>Courtesy of the Artist</p> <p>Featured in Throwdown.1.5 Auction this weekend!                </p>http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/3079225252http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/3079225252Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:22:06 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lg00r4EhdK1qcdvjno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Natalie McLaurin    <br/><em>I Cut Your Hair, </em>2010    <br/>Fiber  <br/>15” x 6” x 1” <br/>Courtesy of the Artist</p> <p>Featured in Throwdown.1.5 Auction this weekend!</p>http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/3076206087http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/3076206087Wed, 02 Feb 2011 18:42:07 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lg00pnULfu1qcdvjno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hannah Chalew<br/><em>Long Forgotten</em>, 2010    <br/>Marker and pen and ink on paper       <br/>16” x 20”<br/>Courtesy of the Artist  </p> <p>Featured in Throwdown.1.5 Auction</p>http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/3073363769http://blog.prospectneworleans.org/post/3073363769Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:02:07 -0500