IMAGE: Tina Freeman, 20150623_Greenland_003, Sea ice off the easter coast of Greenland; 20130911_Louisiana_Deltas_108, Rotten marsh near Delacroix, Louisiana, from the Lamentations series; printed 2020, archival inkjet print on paper, ed. 1/3, Purchased with funds from Robert T. and Linda H. Bowsher, LSUMOA 2020.3
Join us for our virtual event featuring artist, Tina Freeman, who's work Lamentations was recently acquired to the LSU MOA Collection. Tune in to hear from her to learn about her creative processes as she has a conversation with LSU MOA curator, Courtney Taylor. Sign up to receive zoom invites to these series.
Artist Talk with Tina Freeman // September 10 at 5:30 p.m.
The LSU MOA 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 below).
Inspired by childhood memories of fishing in Louisiana’s wetlands and impacts of climate change on these sites, Freeman took aerial photographs of southern Louisiana and glacial ice at the North and South poles. This work represents Freeman’s understanding of “the deeper underlying relationship between melting glaciers and vanishing wetlands, two aspects of climate change and rising waters that threaten the survival of our species on this planet. Seeing the melting polar ice not only showed me the reality of global sea level rise, but brought home the vulnerability of New Orleans…”
*Pre-register. Space is limited. Free to attend.
Programming sponsored by Louisiana CAT and Art Bridges.
