#new orleans musuem of art

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under a bridge,

New Orleans Museum of Art Sculpture Park,

New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Addison Gallery of American Art

Amon Carter Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Bass Museum of Art

Brooklyn Museum

Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona

Dallas Museum of Art

de Young Museum

Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson

Fotomuseum Winterthur

Fotostiftung Schweiz

George Eastman House

Griffin Museum of Photography

Hague Museum of Photography

Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington

High Museum of Art

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

History Miami

Houston Center of Photography

Huis Marseille, Museum for Photography

Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston

International Center of Photography

J. Paul Getty Museum

Jeu de Paume

Jewish Museum

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

Legion of Honor

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Maison Europeenne de la Photographie

Martin-Gropius-Bau Berlin

Monterey Museum of Art

Musée de l'Elysée

Musee d'Orsay

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland

Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

Museum of Contemporary Photography

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Museum of Modern Art

Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA)

Museum of the City of New York

Nasher Museum of Art

National Gallery of Art

National Media Museum

National Museum of Women in the Arts

National Portrait Gallery

National Portrait Gallery, England

Nederlands Fotomuseum

Nelson-Atkins Musuem of Art

New Orleans Museum of Art

New York Public Library

P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center

Pérez Art Museum Miami

Palm Springs Art Museum

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Phillips Collection

RISD Museum

San Diego Museum of Art

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Seattle Art Museum

SF Camerawork

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Southeast Museum of Photography

Tacoma Art Museum

Tate Britain

Tate Liverpool

Tate Modern

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

UCLA Hammer Museum

UCR ARTSblock

Victoria and Albert Museum

Walker Art Center

Whitney Museum of American Art

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

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New Orleans Musuem of Art.

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Took an inspirational trip to gather some ideas for new tattoo projects at the New Orleans Musuem of Art. 🙌🏽💡🎨 #neworleans #neworleansmuseumofart #anthonyinkco #artist #tattooartist #artistinspiration (at New Orleans Museum of Art)

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At the Threshold: Works on Paper by Regina Scully and Iva Gueorguieva presented by Octavia Art Gallery

May 6 – May 27, 2017

Opening Reception: May 6, 6 - 8 pm

Octavia Art Gallery is pleased to present At the Threshold: Works on Paper by Regina Scully and Iva Gueorguieva. While utilizing different approaches, both artists create imagined or illusionistic spaces, exploring both landscape and the figure.

Regina Scully approaches her works on paper in the same way that she begins a canvas. With intuitive mark-making, she uses paint to both spontaneously and meticulously layer brushstroke and color to create imagined environments. Space is divided up and considered from different perspectives, and there are suggestions of figures and objects as well as references to water, land, city and other-worldly places. Different types of spaces are linked together with line, pattern, staccato-like dots, thick bold strokes, and poured paint. The result is a painted mindscape that invites the viewer in to meander and explore in his or her mind, while attention is also brought back to an appreciation of paint, color, and brushstroke in and of itself. This exhibition features a selection of paper pieces from Scully’s Translation and Passage series, as well as works from a new series inspired by her recent exploration of Japanese landscapes and by the paintings created for her current exhibition at the New Orleans Museum of Art (April 6-October 10).

Iva Gueorguieva’s works range from intricate ink and watercolor compositions to heavily collaged surfaces where the image is constructed from fragments of paper and muslin. The former reveal her attention and interest in narrative and the figure. There are legible characters and clear references to landscapes. In the case of the latter, she abandons the confines of the traditional rectangle and the figure becomes the space. The glowing light of the papers is undone and sacrificed in order to explore the sculptural possibilities of paper. The Man series, which began with Crooked Man, was inspired by H.C. Westermann’s Coffin for a Crooked Man, which left a profound impact on Gueorguieva’s imagination. The constructing of a flat man out of scraps of paper and muslin compelled her to explore the possibility of the shape being expressive of the bodily gesture. It is the tension between physical space and illusionistic space that Gueorguieva explores in her drawings which in many ways defines the negotiations and explorations underway in both her paintings and sculptures.

Regina Scully lives and works in New Orleans and maintains a daily practice in her Bywater studio. She was born in Norfolk, Virginia and received her BFA in Painting from the Rhode Island School of Design and her MFA from the University of New Orleans. She has exhibited at C24 Gallery, NY; Octavia Art Gallery, LA and TX; Opera Gallery, Geneva; Prospect1.5, LA; Prospect.2, LA. Scully’s work is included in the Microsoft Art Collection, New Orleans Museum of Art, Capital One Art Collection, and the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation Collection.

Iva Gueorguieva was born in Bulgaria and currently resides in Los Angeles. She received an MFA from the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia in 2000. Recent solo shows include Ameringer/McEnery/Yohe; ACME, CA; Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, CA; Frederic Snitzer, FL; Galerie Stefan Roepke, Cologne, Germany; Luther W. Brady Art Gallery, DC; Bravin Lee Programs, NY; Samson Projects, MA; Stichting Outline, Amsterdam, Netherlands; and Pomona Museum of Art, CA. Her work is included in many public and private collections including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA; the Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN; The Museum of Contemporary Art, CA; University Art Museum California State University Long Beach, CA; Art, Design and Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA; and the Pomona College Musuem of Art, Claremont, CA.

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My Quick Guide to Mexico City

Continuing my theme of a quick city guide, I’d like to introduce you to my quick Mexico City guide. I was lucky enough to spend about 6 weeks in Mexico City last month and I’m always looking forward to returning again.

General

I’ve always tended to gravitate towards big cities when I travel. They combine all the best aspects of being centers of trade, tourism, nightlife, and general infrastructure to help support a culture-rich experience. Mexico City is the best example of why this strategy works so well. The city is positively teeming with energy and a strong sense of culture through every turn. 

Food

Pujol ($$$$) is now thoroughly overrun by gringos. But don’t let that keep you away. This, in my opinion, is the highest quality food and experience for the money I’ve ever had. Ever. Seriously. Make reservations well in advance and ask the waiters to speak Spanish for better descriptions.

Blanco Colima ($$$) is excellent for a solid meal, then hanging with cool people afterwards in their atrium bar/dancefloor. If you’ve ever been to The Country Club in New Orleans, you’ll get the same vibes here. 

Churreria El Morro ($) Chain resto serving bomb ass churros. I like their Parque Mexico location.

Roma Traspatio ($$) is a beautiful outdoor spot for drinks or a larger meal in the Roma district.

Taqueria at 173 Amsterdam in Condesa ($) Best tacos in town. Seriously. I dare you to find me better ones. No, there is no internet presence for this tacqueria!

Taqueria El Greco ($) Delicious Middle-Eastern style tacos, because, why not?

SHOPPING

Don’t ask me. I’m terrible at making time for shopping and other more reliable people have better recommendations. That being said, a stroll around the antiques market on Sunday with a Miche in hand is not to be missed. (Tripadvisor on La Lagunilla Market)

MUSEUMS/GALLERIES

I hear the UNAM Sculpture Space is amazing. Unfortunately I’ll have to save this one for my next trip. 

Casa Barragan for your inner architect nerd. Beware, I think you have to schedule this in advance. 

Casa Azul (Frida Kahlo's house) for you inner Friday fan-girl. Beware there is not a lot of art here. It’s mostly a biographical journey of the house where Frida and Diego live. 

Anthropology Museum for your inner anthro/culture nerd. Be sure to check out the pole ceremony outside every hour on the hour.

Museo Jumex for your modern art needs. Small but usually filled with1-2 installations from top artists.

Museo Soumaya (a.k.a. the “Carlos Slim” museum) for a good tour of classical and European art next to Jumex. Honestly, only go here if you’re already going to the Jumex. 

Skip the main Cathedral and go next door to the Templo Mayor Musuem where you’ll learn about the ruins that were only recently discovered under the massive Cathedral next door.

EVENING

Ironically, the best views of the Zocalo at sunset can be had by going to the top floor of the Best Western. They will hassle you about not getting food with your drinks. This is a stupid tactic to pressure you into buying more. Don’t let them do it. Just grab a drink and take some pics at sunset.

A number of tiny mezcalarias with loud 20-somethings is the locals way to get a little tipsy before your final destination. Drop in on one of these for authentic imbibing. My suggestion: go into the first tiny bar you see with tiny tables and friend groups crowded around a shots of mezcal. 

If you’re into electronic music, you have to check out Mono where the the DJs are internationally-known. Don’t speak English loudly in line and come dressed correct. They won’t let loud gringos in the club.

Don’t be afraid to go into some slightly sketchy (e.g., colonia Juarez) areas for your nighttime destination. Just be sure that you have a partner and a vigilant eye.

If you need to find an American style sports bar (as I frequently need to do), I suggest La Cervezeria de Barrio which is a chain with decent food and plenty of drinks + TVs.

Mexico City is not known for its cocktails - more of a mezcal and beers kind of culture. But if you have to grab a great cocktail, head to Licoreria Limantour. Stick around the Roma Norte and ask around for any number of great late nights lounges in the area.

Activities

Lucha Libre is crazy fun. Believe me when I say you have to go. For an upscale way to pre or after-party nearby, head to Hanky Panky around the corner.

Xochimilco! This picturesque activity is made all the better with lots of friends and cold miches on the ready. The docking area is far away from the center, but splitting an uber is a great and not-so-expensive way to get there.

I really like the Ballet Folklorico Nacional at the amazing Palacio de Bellas Artes. Makes you proud to be Mexican, even if you’re American ;) Shows every weekend. 

Parting Toughts

Uber is your friend. It’s better, cheaper, and safer than cabs. I know, you want to boycott Uber. But there really is no good alternative right now.

Tell your paranoid family that Mexico City is safer than pretty much every major American city. You will not be lying to them.

Buying a Mexican SIM card is my preferred way of getting in touch. They can be bought at ~50% of all Oxxo stores you see. You’ll just have to go around asking. The prompts to top up your account are in Spanish, but it’s not too bad once you learn the ropes.

Don’t rely on Yelp here. Try Google Maps instead. Better yet, ask a local.

Stop freaking out about “germs” and “bacteria”. If 23 million people can handle the water situation, so can you.

Perhaps the greatest thing about Mexico City is the NYC-style vibe of knowing that anywhere, around any corner, could be the next best food or drink you’ve ever had. So keep exploring and rely less on google and more on locals’ knowledge.