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ART IN LOUISIANA

RECENT UPDATES

INTRO GALLERY

The “introductory” gallery is regularly updated to set the context for the galleries to come and incorporate contemporary issues and conversations. If you visit today, you’ll find three works on view for the first time. Two photographs from the 2016 protests in Baton Rouge, a history painting related to the Civil War, and a photograph of a re-enactor from Dread Scott’s 2019 Slave Rebellion Reenactment point to the legacies of racial violence and legacies of resistance to racial oppression in Louisiana.

MODERN & CONTEMPORARY

Three additions to the Art in Louisiana Modern & Contemporary gallery feature works by LSU alums Brice Bischoff, who recently joined us for an artist talk (bit.ly/bischofftalk), and Carol Elizabeth Clay Mann, whose work explores the domestic roles of women. We’re also pleased to welcome back a work by 2018 visiting artist Matt Wedel that was recently gifted by the artist.

LANDSCAPE GALLERY

The Art in Louisiana gallery highlighting landscapes has been completely reinstalled to explore the intersection of the natural environment with culture. Nineteenth-century paintings pair with contemporary works to highlight the tensions between culture, industry, and the environment—and our own romanticized notions of landscape. A major highlight is the inclusion of a photograph recently acquired by Tina Freeman (pictured right).