ART OF THE CITY
ART OF THE CITY: Postmodern to Post-Katrina, Presented by The Helis Foundation
The inaugural exhibition at The Historic New Orleans Collection’s new Seignouret-Brulatour Building, Art of the City: Postmodern to Post-Katrina, presented by The Helis Foundation, constitutes THNOC’s first major exhibition of contemporary art, along with with a robust programming series to accompany the display.
In Art of the City, New Orleans interdisciplinary artist, curator and educator Jan Gilbert—along with THNOC President and Chief Executive Officer Priscilla Lawrence as assisting curator—assembles the diverse perspectives of artists reacting during three decades of strife and progress in the layered city that fueled their inspiration. The exhibition ran from April 6 through October 6, 2019, at THNOC’s new, $38 million exhibition center at 520 Royal Street.
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