New Orleans
US artist transforms former Confederate monument into heartfelt symbol
With a gesture of love, Raúl de Nieves has altered a New Orleans space once described as ‘the most racist’ in the city
Sixth edition of Prospect New Orleans will feature 49 artists’ works throughout the city
Opening on 2 November, Prospect.6 will be the first edition of the triennial co-curated by an artist, with Ebony G. Patterson collaborating with Miranda Lash
American Second World War museum uses AI to tell veterans’ stories
As the generation that served in the war ages, an experiential museum in New Orleans seeks to keep their voices alive
Helen Cammock: 'Archives illuminate the present and future'
The artist’s latest exhibition, at Art + Practice, stems from her time spent in New Orleans exploring a rich seam of African American history
Artist Ebony G. Patterson will co-curate next edition of New Orleans’s Prospect triennial
Patterson, whose work was featured in the triennial’s third edition in 2014-15, will co-curate the sixth edition with Miranda Lash
As a highway looming over a historic Black community in New Orleans faces renewal, artists evoke its history
The hulking Claiborne Expressway that bisects Tremé, a seat of New Orleans culture, has been a source of inspiration and concern—explicitly and implicitly—for generations of artists
Simone Leigh statue of African deity installed at former site of Confederate monument in New Orleans
Leigh’s sculpture was unveiled at the symbolically charged site in the city centre during the closing weekend of the fifth Prospect New Orleans triennial
Prospect New Orleans: how to stage a triennial in a city to which climate change poses an existential threat
The co-curators of the fifth edition of the event reflect on the exhibition's enduring relevance
Prospect New Orleans to stagger openings and delay gala after Hurricane Ida
The event, launched in response to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, has been impacted by another major climate disaster
Louis Armstrong’s ‘second home’ in New Orleans destroyed by Hurricane Ida
The Karnofsky Store, a Jewish family’s former tailor shop where the young jazz legend found early encouragement for his musical talent, has been reduced to rubble
You can now buy a piece of a New Orleans Mardi Gras ‘house float’ to support local artists
Elements of the impromptu and extravagant holiday decorations will fund the hiring of builders, artists and musicians, as well as local Covid-19 relief
With Mardi Gras parades cancelled, New Orleans artists create House Floats
Local artists and designers have used their float decorating skills to turn neighbourhood houses into lavishly festooned marvels
Artist reimagines Louisiana slave uprising with a different outcome
Hundreds to take part in re-enactment of America’s largest slave rebellion, ending with a victorious celebration in New Orleans
Stories of New Orleans's opulent cemeteries collected in unusual book of photographs
The urban graveyards of New Orleans are rich in commemorative monuments and sculpture
Leah Chase, New Orleans chef and collector of African American art, has died aged 96
The “Queen of Creole Cuisine” showed works by artists including Elizabeth Catlett and Jacob Lawrence in her legendary restaurant Dooky Chase's
Monumental art and walks on water: New Orleans Museum of Art opens expanded sculpture garden
Works by Frank Stella and Ursula von Rydingsvard take their place in lagoon landscape of New Orleans City Park
Highlights from Duke of Orléans collection brought together for 300th birthday of New Orleans
Exhibition at the New Orleans Museum of Art will include works by Veronese, Reni and Rubens
Lina Iris Viktor unearths a hidden history at the New Orleans Museum of Art
The artist’s first museum solo show looks at forgotten links between the city and Liberia
ACLU files art censorship lawsuit against the city of New Orleans
A citizen is facing potential jail time over a mural referencing Trump’s 2005 Access Hollywood tape
New Orleans triennial Prospect.4 looks to Louisiana history, warts and all
Event coincides with the city's tricentennial next year
Discover Basquiat’s art—and his bedtime reading— at Prospect 3
During his lifetime, Jean-Michel Basquiat (right) kept a copy of the book Flash of the Spirit—considered to be one of the seminal works on Afro-Atlantic art and thinking—on his bedside table.
Interview with Mark Bradford: “It’s a complex conversation and there’s no closure”
The artist on class and identity in South Central LA, working with children and making art in post-Katrina New Orleans
What should be done for New Orleans and Venice?
A tale of two cities and rising sea levels