Newcomb Art Museum

Elena Dorfman, Syria's Lost Generation
2016-04-20 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Stone Auditorium, Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans
Elena Dorfman will discuss Syria’s Lost Generation, to be exhibited at the museum starting May 9. For several months over the last two years, Dorfman covered the Syrian refugee crisis for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Of the millions of Syrians displaced by the ongoing civil war, the artist was drawn most strongly to the teenager refugees, observing: “they seemed particularly shell-shocked and bereft. Through portraiture and audio recordings, Elena Dorfman (1965- ) offers a humanistic perspective to the Syrian conflict, a global crisis that has claimed more than 470,000 lives and driven 6.5 million people driven from their homes.
Since graduating from Sarah Lawrence College in 1988, Elena Dorfman has specialized in documenting extreme circumstances and unusual subjects. She has exhibited her work at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Cincinnati Art Museum, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and Museum of Modern Art. Dorfman lives and works in Los Angeles, California.

False Flags: Imagined Communities and the Nation State
2016-04-02 15:30 - 16:30 (America/Chicago) | Stone Auditorium, Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans
This panel discussion is in conjunction with False Flags at Pelican Bomb’s Gallery X, a group exhibition curated by Noah Simblist that investigates contemporary notions of nationalism and the representation of imagined communities in the Middle East and the Americas. Moderated by Simblist, panelists will include Ruti Sela and Maayan Amir from the Tel Aviv-based Exterritory Project, an ongoing art project that wishes to encourage both the theoretical and practical exploration of ideas concerning extraterritoriality in an interdisciplinary context and Alhena Katsoff from the Tel Aviv-based Public Movement, a performative research body which investigates and stages political actions in public spaces.

Kate Clark Exhibition Walk-Through
2016-03-26 14:30 - 15:30 (America/Chicago) | Newcomb Art Museum, Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, 70118, United States
Kate Clark exhibition walk-through with Professor Henry L. Bart Jr., Ph.D. Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Director, Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute, and Monica Ramirez-Montagut, Director, Newcomb Art Museum.

Alexis Esquivel Artist Lecture
2016-03-23 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Stone Auditorium, Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans
Alexis Esquivel is a Cuban visual and performance artist whose work often explores themes of history, race, and identity, particularly in a Cuban cultural context. Esquivel presents the sharp perceptions of the black population’s social reality in his paintings through his nonconformist readings of history. His work details historical figures past and present that are extracted from “official” photos to be juxtaposed with cultural artifacts from the past, or repainted following conventions of famous Western artworks. His works feature a surrealist flavor and a high dose of irony. Esquivel’s paintings appear as dense layers where even fortuitous accidents of the painting process are obvious.

Fair Use in the Visual Arts: It Just Got Easier
2016-02-18 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Stone Auditorium, Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans
A presentation by Patricia Aufderheide
Professor of Communication Studies, American University
Founder & Senior Research Fellow, Center for Media & Social Impact
When and how can you publish a book or journal article without getting permission for illustrations? Can you use unlicensed images in your museum’s promotional materials? What issues do digital exhibitions raise? Can you use others’ work, legally and ethically, in making your own? When can you use unlicensed copyrighted material in digitizing and displaying your collection, in exhibiting and teaching about New Orleans’ creative legacy?
The copyright doctrine of fair use is central to all these, and more questions, addressed by Aufderheide. She will explain the power of the College Art Association’s most recent resource, the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for the Visual Arts, and show how it’s already changed visual arts practice.
Free and open to the public.

TU Film & Arts Festival: Tangerine
2016-02-13 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | Freeman Auditorium, Woldenberg Art Center, Tulane University, New Orleans, United States
Upon hearing that her pimp boyfriend (James Ransone) hasn’t been faithful during the 28 days she was locked up, sex worker Sin-Dee (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) and her best friend, Alexandra (Mya Taylor), embark on a mission to get to the bottom of the scandalous rumor. Their odyssey leads them through various subcultures of Los Angeles.
The Tulane University Film & Arts Festival (TUFAF) is an annual festival that celebrates the story. Through presentations of film, art, and food, TUFAF hopes to demonstrate just how powerful a good story can be.
The festival is free for all attendees and it is also free to submit.
Newcomb Art Museum is a sponsor of the 2016 festival.

TU Film & Arts Festival: The End of the Tour
2016-02-12 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Freeman Auditorium, Woldenberg Art Center, Tulane University, New Orleans, United States
THE END OF THE TOUR tells the story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter (and novelist) David Lipsky (Jesse Eisenberg) and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace (Jason Segel), which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace’s groundbreaking epic novel, Infinite Jest. The film is based on Lipsky’s critically acclaimed memoir about this unforgettable encounter, written following Wallace’s 2008 suicide.
The Tulane University Film & Arts Festival (TUFAF) is an annual festival that celebrates the story. Through presentations of film, art, and food, TUFAF hopes to demonstrate just how powerful a good story can be.
The festival is free for all attendees and it is also free to submit. A reception will precede the screening from 6 until 7 pm.
Newcomb Art Museum is a sponsor of the 2016 festival.

TU Film & Arts Festival: Reversing the Mississippi
2016-02-11 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Freeman Auditorium, Woldenberg Art Center, Tulane University, New Orleans, United States
A visionary inventor has created a technology that could change the world, but is struggling to inspire his rag tag crew when he meets a charismatic and rebellious teacher from New Orleans who challenges him to become a true leader.
REVERSING THE MISSISSIPPI is a documentary about a genius technologist and a rebel educator, two pioneers from opposite spectra with one goal in common: build a sustainable community.
The Tulane University Film & Arts Festival (TUFAF) is an annual festival that celebrates the story. Through presentations of film, art, and food, TUFAF hopes to demonstrate just how powerful a good story can be.
The festival is free for all attendees and it is also free to submit.
Newcomb Art Museum is a sponsor of the 2016 festival.

Gallery Tour with Kate Clark
2016-01-23 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Newcomb Art Museum, Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, 70118, United States
Artist Kate Clark will lead a tour of her current exhibition, Mysterious Presence. Guests will have an opportunity to speak directly with the artist and learn more about her process and inspiration.

Lunch Time Talk with visiting artists Kate Clark and Andrea Dezsö
2016-01-22 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)
Visiting artists Kate Clark and Andrea Dezsö will discuss their recent work and current exhibitions at Newcomb Art Museum.
Newcomb College Institute Friday Lunchtime Series
Noon At the Anna Many Lounge, Caroline Richardson Building
Free and Open to the Public

Opening Reception
2016-01-20 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Newcomb Art Museum, Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, 70118, United States
Join us in celebrating the opening of our solo exhibitions Andrea Dezsö: I Wonder and Kate Clark: Mysterious Presence.
Free and open to the public, this event begins at 7 pm following the 5 pm members-only exhibition tour and 6 pm lecture by Andrea Dezsö in Freeman Auditorum at 6 pm.

Artist Lecture: Andrea Dezsö
2016-01-20 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Freeman Auditorium, Woldenberg Art Center, Tulane University, New Orleans, United States
In conjunction with the opening of her solo exhibition, Andrea Dezsö: I Wonder, the artist will speak about her work and influences.

Beginning at 6 pm, the lecture will take place in the Woldenberg Art Center’s Freeman Auditorium. It is free and open to the public.
Lecture will be followed by a reception at Newcomb Art Museum 7-8 pm.

Patron Preview
2016-01-20 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Newcomb Art Museum, Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, 70118, United States
Museum patrons are invited to meet the two exhibiting artists and attend a private preview of their solo shows, Andrea Dezsö: I Wonder and Kate Clark: Mysterious Presence. Hors d’oeuvres and libations will be served.
Email museum@tulane.edu to learn more about more about how to become a museum patron.
Immediately following the reception will be a public lecture by Andrea Dezsö in Freeman Auditorium at 6 pm and a public reception in the Woodward Way Breezeway starting at 7 pm.

Holiday Art Sale Preview Party
2015-12-03 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Carroll Art Gallery, Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, 70118, United States
Join us for our annual Holiday Art Sale Preview Party, an exclusive shopping event for NAM supporters featuring food, wine, and festive music.
You may renew or become a friend of NAM that night OR call 314.2406 by December 2. Giving levels start at $50.

Artists Panel: "Art at the Perimeter"
2015-11-19 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | Freeman Auditorium, Woldenberg Art Center, Tulane University, New Orleans, United States
Brandan “Bmike” Odmus (creator of #ExhibitBe; founder/director, 2-Cent Entertainement), Alex Glustrom (artist; producer/director, Big Charity), and Candy Chang (creator, “Before I Die …” public art project) will discuss their work and the function of art at the perimeter of mainstream art world.

Film Series: The Universe of Keith Haring
2015-10-15 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Freeman Auditorium, Woldenberg Art Center, Tulane University, New Orleans, United States
In conjunction with A Shared Space: KAWS, Karl Wirsum, and Tomoo Gokita, the museum is presenting a three-part film series.
The Universe of Keith Haring, directed by Christina Clausen, is a 2008 documentary exploring the life and work of one of the world’s most popular and significant artists of the 20th century. The film offers an affectionate and deeply personal glimpse into Haring’s life, from his early years growing up in a small Pennsylvania town to his heyday as a world-renowned artist, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Madonna, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Yoko Ono and Andy Warhol, to his AIDS-related death at 31. His extensive body of work—ranging from paintings to sculpture to subway murals—can still be seen worldwide, and his influence on the ’80s New York art community remains an important piece of history.
Introductions and post screening discussion with William Morrow, Curator and Coordinator of Academic Affairs.

Film Series: Beautiful Losers
2015-10-01 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Freeman Auditorium, Woldenberg Art Center, Tulane University, New Orleans, United States
In conjunction with A Shared Space: KAWS, Karl Wirsum, and Tomoo Gokita, the museum is presenting a three-part film series.
The 2008 film focuses on a collective group of artists who, in the 1990s, began an art movement inspired by skateboarding, graffiti, and underground music. Developing their style with almost no influence from the art world establishment, this group, and the subcultures they sprang from, created a movement that transformed pop culture. Starring Shepard Fairey, OBEY founder and creator of the Barack Obama “Hope” poster; award-winning pro skater Ed Templeton; Harmony Korine, writer of the cult favorite KIDS and director of GUMMO and MISTER LONELY; and Mike Mills, director of THUMBSUCKER and designer of album covers for Beck, Beastie Boys, and Sonic Youth.

Film Series: Harry Who & The Chicago Imagists
2015-09-30 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Freeman Auditorium, Woldenberg Art Center, Tulane University, New Orleans, United States
In conjunction with A Shared Space: KAWS, Karl Wirsum, and Tomoo Gokita, the museum is presenting a three-part film series.
Hairy Who & The Chicago Imagists is the story of the artists, including Karl Wirsum, who emerged from the catalyzing exhibitions at the Hyde Park Art Center from 1966-1973 who would come to be known as the Chicago Imagists. It brings to life the milieu of Chicago in the 1960s, and also showcases the legacy of the Imagists’ work in contemporary art production today, from Jeff Koons to Chris Ware. Themes in the narrative include the Imagists’ emergence within the national context of Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art, the rise and fall of taste within art history, and the uncharacteristic equality afforded to women artists among this Chicago group. Over forty interviews with the artists and a prominent group of critics, curators, collectors, and contemporary artists are featured, intertwined with a wealth of re-discovered archival footage and photographs.

Curator Lecture "Kaws. An Interdisciplinary Journey"
2015-09-17 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | Freeman Auditorium, Woldenberg Art Center, Tulane University, New Orleans, United States
Newcomb Art Museum director Mónica Ramírez-Montagut, author of the KAWS monograph published by Rizzoli in 2010 will discuss the artist’s prolific career.

Opening reception for "A Shared Space"
2015-09-09 18:30 - 20:00 UTC | Newcomb Art Museum, Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, 70118, United States
Following a conversation with artist KAWS at Dixon Hall, Tulane University, opening reception for A Shared Space: KAWS, Karl Wirsum, Tomoo Gokita
At Newcomb Art Gallery 6:30-8:00pm
The event is free and open to the public.
(Conversation with artist KAWS has limited capacity. Seats will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.)

KAWS: Artist Talk
2015-09-09 17:30 - 18:30 UTC | Dixon Hall, 104 Dixon Hall, Tulane University, New Orleans, 70118, United States
KAWS in conversation with Newcomb Art Museum director Mónica Ramírez-Montagut.
Dixon Hall, Tulane University
This venue has limited capacity; seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Free and open to the public.
Conversation is followed by opening reception at Newcomb Art Museum 6:30-8:00pm.
