Prospect.1 New Orleans

Prospect.1 New Orleans

Opening weekend: Saturday, November 1, 12 noon-8 pm and Sunday, November 2, 11 a.m-6:00 pm.

Building Hours: November 5 -January 19, Wednesday -Sunday, 11 a.m. -6 pm. Free admission. On November 1, 2008, Prospect.1 New Orleans [P.1], the largest biennial of international contemporary art ever organized in the United States, opened to the public in museums, historic buildings, and found sites throughout New Orleans. Prospect.1 New Orleans [P.1] has been conceived in the tradition of the great international biennials, and will showcase new artistic practices as well as an array of programs benefiting the local community. Over the course of its eleven-week run, Prospect.1 New Orleans [P.1] plans to draw international media attention, creative energy, and new economic activity to the city of New Orleans.



Prospect.1 Events at Louisiana Artworks

GROUND FLOOR

Prospect.1 Artist Arturo Herrera – Exterior Mural, facing Lee Circle

Prospect.1 Artist Srdjan Loncar – Interior Lobby

SECOND FLOOR

Second Floor Gallery:

“Environs/Examined”, a group show featuring works by George Marks, Anne Boudreau, Michael Eble, Michel Varisco, Wylie Sofia Garcia, Cynthia Scott, Jeremiah Ariaz. Curated by Rose Courville. December 13, 2008 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Exhibition is open to the public Wed – Sun 11:00-6:00 PM through January 18, 2008.

Second Floor Project Space:

Ralph Bourke

Artist Studios:

  • 243 – Adrian Price
  • 244 – Jessica Goldfinch
  • 245 – Sandra Burshell
  • 246 – Sally Heller
  • 247 – Jacques Gasquet

THIRD FLOOR

Projection & Photographs:

Spring in New Orleans, curated by Claire Tancons, Position Papers Curator for the 7th Gwangju Biennial; Associate Curator, Contemporary Arts Center.

Film by Caecilia Tripp and Photographs by Akiko Ota and Cheolong Mo.

Artist Studios:

  • 321 – Andrea Ferguson
  • 322 – Sidney Besse
  • 323 – Stephen Collier
  • 324 – Srdjan Loncar
  • 325 – Cherice Harrison Nelson
  • 326 – Marcus Brown
  • 327 – Shawne Major
  • 343 – Jeff Becker
  • 344 – Elizabeth Underwood
  • 345 – Frahn Koerner
  • 346 – Morgana King
  • 347 – Dan Tague
  • 348 – Rachel Jones
  • 349 – Blake Boyd
  • 350 – Darrin Butler

Video Project Room:

Prospect.1 Artist Perejaume

Building Hours:

  • Saturday, November 1: Noon to 8 PM.
  • Sunday, November 2: 11 AM to 8 PM.
  • November 5, 2008 – January 18, 2009: Wednesday through Sunday, 11 AM – 6 PM
  • Closed November 27th, December 24 & 25, January 1.

Other Events Occurring at Louisiana ArtWorks during Prospect.1:

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

7-9 PM
ArtSessions: A Series of Discussions on Visual Contemporary Art Panel Series – “A Conversation between Biennial and Area-Based Artists, Part II”.

December 13-January 18th

Exhibition curated by Rose Courville
Opening Saturday, December 13th from 6-9 PM

Tuesday, January 27th

7-9 PM
ArtSessions: A Series of Discussions on Visual Contemporary Art Panel Series –
“Biennial in Review”