Exhibition
Thornton Dial, Struggling Tiger, 1989.Oil on canvas. Collection of Robert S. Taubman. © 2023 Estate of Thornton Dial / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
I, Too, Am Thornton Dial opening March 30, 2023 at the LSU Museum of Art was chosen by Paper City Magazine as one of The 13 Most Extraordinary Art Exhibits to Catch Worldwide in 2023. Read this feature to learn more!
Read MoreinRegister Magazine spoke with LSU MOA Senior Curator and Director of Public Programs Michelle Schulte about Mediterranea: American Art from the Graham D. Williford Collection along with Volterra and Pasqua by Kevin Benham. Read to learn more!
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Kevin Benham, Pasqua, 2022. Still from a video. Courtesy of the artist.
The LSU Museum of Art (LSU MOA) is pleased to present the exhibition Volterra and Pasqua by Kevin Benham, on view November 17, 2022–February 26, 2023. Kevin Benham’s photographic series Volterra captures the ecology of mosses, lichens, and other vegetation growing on the calcareous rock formations of an ancient theater built in the Augustan Period during the first century BC. On view alongside Benham’s photographs will also be a short film entitled Pasqua. Read this press release to learn more.
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William Clothier Watts, Grazing Sheep, Temple of Luxor, Egypt, c. 1915. Watercolor on paper. The Jean and Graham Devoe Williford Charitable Trust.
Mediterranea: American Art from the Graham D. Williford Collection will be on view at the LSU Museum of Art in Baton Rouge, Louisiana from November 17, 2022-February 26, 2023. Learn more in this press release.
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Top left: Paul Scott, Cumbrian Blue(s), New American Scenery, Fleurs.de.sel's New York, Hot Dogs, No. 4 (detail), 2020. In glaze screen print (decal) collage on pearlware plate; (bottom right) Cumbrian Blue(s) New American Scenery, Angola 3, No. 2 (detail), 2019. In-glaze screen print (decal) on salvaged Syracuse China with pearlware glaze. Courtesy of Ferrin Contemporary.
Pearlware, Polish, and Privilege: Art by Paul Scott will be on view at the LSU Museum of Art in Baton Rouge, Louisiana from October 27, 2022–February 26, 2023. Learn more in this press release.
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Mario Moore’s painting During and After the Battle from the LSU Museum of Art’s permenent collection was featured on the cover of Southeastern Museums Conference Summer 2022 issue, along with other museum exhibition updates and news.
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Alex Podesta, Self-Portrait as Bunnies (The Scientist), 2011. Mixed media. Courtesy of Alex Podesta.
Some Boys, a Few Bunnies, and One Lousy Unicorn: Sculptures by Alex Podesta will be on view at the LSU Museum of Art in Baton Rouge, Louisiana from October 13, 2022–March 26, 2023. Learn more in this press release.
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LSU Museum of Art Executive Director Daniel Stetson during a tour of the LSU MOA Portrait Gallery.
Local art enthusiasts are probably familiar with the LSU Museum of Art, located on the fifth floor of the Shaw Center for the Arts in downtown Baton Rouge. What visitors might not realize is how long it takes the museum’s exhibits to be acquired and arranged. Read this article by 225 Magazine to learn more!
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State of the Art: Record artist Jenelle Esparza will be at the LSU Museum of Art for a series of museum and community programs on June 16 and 17 including a Museum Open House en Español with activities, gallery talks, a free educator workshop, and a closing reception. Learn more in this press release.
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Carrie Mae Weems (American, b. 1953), “All the Boys (Blocked 1),” 2016. Archival pigment and silkscreened panel mounted on gesso board, 31 3/8 x 27 3/8 inches (each). Courtesy of Jack Shainman Gallery.
Read this feature about Carrie Mae Weems: The Usual Suspects on view at the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia from May 21 through August 7, 2022 by Art Daily.
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Mario Moore, During and After the Battle, 2020. Oil on linen, Purchased with funds from the Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists.
Mario Moore: Responding to History opens July 14, 2022 at LSU Museum of Art. Read this press release to learn more.
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Click here to read inRegister Magazine’s feature on Eugene Martin: The Creative Act, now on view until October 2, 2022.
Read MoreBlurring Boundaries is on view at LSU Museum of Art July 14–October 23, 2022. Click to read the full press release and learn about upcoming programs.
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Installation view of State of the Art: Record at the LSU Museum of Art.
LSU Museum of Art's loan exhibition 'State of the Art: Record' delivers a multi-sense experience. Read this feature by the LSU Reveille.
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Country Roads Magazine reviews State of the Art: Record (On exhibit at the LSU Museum of Art from March 10–June 19, 2022). Click here to read.
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