New Orleans Art Insider: Automata at the Ironworks, April 2, 2011

"The Fourth Dimension And Non-Euclidean Geometry In Modern Art" Reissued!

First published in 1983 and unavailable for over a decade, Linda Dalrymple Henderson's book demonstrates that two concepts of space beyond easy perception—the curved spaces of non-Euclidean geometry and, most important, a higher, fourth dimension of space —were central to the evolution of modern art. The possibility of a spatial fourth dimension suggested that our world might be merely a shadow or section of a higher dimensional existence. That iconoclastic idea encouraged radical innovation by numerous early twentieth-century artists, ranging from the Cubists, Italian Futurists, and Marcel Duchamp, to Max Weber, Kazimir Malevich, and the artists of De Stijl and Surrealism. More>>

Collecting Light & Space with James Turrell

Up Next, Dithyrambalina: A Full Size Musical House

The Music Box is closed to the public, but New Orleans Airlift, the Music Box artists and Swoon are already hard at work on Dithyrambalina, a permanent musical house for New Orleans. Says Martin: "Dithyrambalina has out grown our old Music Box lot on Piety St. in the Bywater. Being successful beyond our wildest dreams means we have to find a new site to accommodate a bigger vision. Our team is exploring new neighborhoods and meeting amazing people along the way. One of the best parts of a huge project like this is sharing it with others. Dithyrambalina is a radical collaboration amongst our artists, but it is also a collaboration with our city." More>>

A Tour of Banksy's New Orleans Landmarks

From Nola Vie

by Brianna Smyk

In 2007, Banksy focused his social commentary on New Orleans, when he painted a series of street art pieces around the city. These pieces marked the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and attempted to refocus national awareness on New Orleans. Now, four years later, some of the pieces have been painted over, while plexiglass coverings protect others. These plexiglass coverings broach a discussion about the ephemeral nature of street art. It originally is created to be temporary, but in the wake of its increasing popularity (due to its high selling prices in auction houses and galleries, as well as its inclusion in recent museum exhibitions), people are finding better ways to preserve street art. But that is a conversation for you to have during your own tour. More>>