Opening Reception
Newcomb Art Museum Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, United StatesPublic reception for the opening of Mickalene Thomas: Waiting on a Prime-time Star. This event is free and open to the public
Public reception for the opening of Mickalene Thomas: Waiting on a Prime-time Star. This event is free and open to the public
Jenni Sorkin, author of Live Form: Women, Ceramics and Community (University of Chicago Press) will speak about her scholarship focusing on the intersection between gender, material culture, and contemporary art. Sorkin was also co-curator of Revolution in the Making: Abstract Sculpture by Women, 1947–2016 at Hauser Wirth and Schimmel in Los Angeles. Sorkin holds a […]
Just in time for Carnival, NAM is hosting a two-part Carnival shoe-decorating workshop, inspired by one of our favorite Mardi Gras krewes. The instructor is a current riding member and is recognized for her highly creative designs. Due to the time required for preparing and decorating the shoes, attendees must be able to attend both […]
Shown in conjunction with Mickalene Thomas: Waiting on a Prime-time Star, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song is a groundbreaking film in the history of African American cinema. It tells of a young hustler who goes on the run after saving a Black Panther from local racist authorities. Written, directed, produced, edited and starring Melvin Van Peebles, […]
Shown in conjunction with Mickalene Thomas: Waiting on a Prime-time Star, Cleopatra Jones tells of a federal super-agent (Tamara Dobson) who is a martial arts expert armed with intellect and a hot-rod sports car. The film follows her on the trail of drug kingpins, specifically the notorious "Mommy" (Shelley Winters). Of the period's many blaxploitation […]
Shown in conjunction with Mickalene Thomas: Waiting on a Prime-time Star, Black Girl explores the complex dynamics and devastating legacy of colonialism. It centers on a young Senegalese woman who moves from Dakar to France to work for a rich white couple. Directed by father of African cinema Ousmane Sembène, Black Girl is the first […]
Caribbean artist and community organizer Michelle Nonó will discuss the role of social practice art in struggles for equality, visibility and political change. Nonó and her sister compose Las Nietas […]
Shown in conjunction with Mickalene Thomas: Waiting on a Prime-time Star, Killer of Sheep examines the black Los Angeles ghetto of Watts in the mid-1970s through the eyes of Stan, a sensitive dreamer increasingly detached from the psychic toll of working at a slaughterhouse. Directed by Charles Burnett, the film was shot on 16mm black-and-white […]
Join NAM this Saturday for Slow Art Day, an international initiative that encourages people to visit local museums, look at art slowly, and then informally discuss the experience. For our […]
In conjunction with Beyond the Canvas: Contemporary Art from Puerto Rico, co-curators Warren James and Dr. Monica Ramirez-Montagut, Director, Newcomb Art Museum, will speak in conversation with Dr. Edie Wolfe, SCLAS Assistant Director for Undergraduate Programs, Tulane University. A public reception celebrating the show’s opening will immediately follow in the Woodward Way breezeway.