Sounds like a museum exhibition worth checking out in New Orleans.

weareconstance:

The Historic New Orleans Collection currently is showing The Eighteenth Star: Treasures from 200 Years of Louisiana Statehood. The show contains stories that have defined Louisiana since its entry into the Union on April 30, 1812, as the eighteenth state.

The show will stay up until January 29th.

above: Drinking water donated after Hurricane Katrina by Anheuser-Busch, Inc., 2005.

Re-Kitschifying a New Orleans Post-modern Icon (Prospect 2 Spotlight)

NEW ORLEANS — The Piazza d’Italia generally isn’t high on many people’s lists of Things To See And Do In New Orleans; in fact, I’d guess that most of the tourists who stumble across it do so while getting lost on their way to or from the nearby Harrah’s casino or Hilton Riverfront. They probably no idea that this gaudy urban ensemble, designed by Charles Moore and opened in 1978, represents one of the seminal pieces of postmodern architecture in the country. In his Prospect 2 biennial piece, Francesco Vezzoli adds an extra layer of kitsch to New Orleans’ Piazza d’Italia with his “Portrait of Sophia Loren.” READ MORE

Remember Catalogue, the project we included on our curated Kickstarter page?

It’s finally here and it will launch tomorrow night (Wed, Sept 7, 5:30 to 8p) at the New Orleans Museum of Art. Show up and pick up your free copy of Catalogue for the Sept/Oct openings and join us as well as many other cultural arts organizations to celebrate the upcoming busy arts season.

Can’t make it tomorrow? Don’t worry. You can download the inaugural issue here.