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Exposed,” a group photography exhibition, through December. SHEILA’S FINE ART STUDIO. 1427 N. Johnson St., 473-3363; www.sheilaart. com — Works by Sheila Phipps,
wares at the festival. Visit www. nojazzfest.com for details. There is a $30 application fee. Application deadline is Nov. 30.
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SPARE SPACES
SLIDELL CULTURAL CENTER. 444 Erlanger St., (985) 646-4375 —
ALVAR LIBRARY. 913 Alvar St., 5962667 — “Youth,” sculpture by Betty
“Andy Warhol: Celebrities,” 15 silk-screened works by the artist, through Dec. 16.
Petri; “The Solitary Chair,” sculpture by Michael Moreau; both ongoing.
SOREN CHRISTENSEN GALLERY. 400 Julia St., 569-9501; www.sorengallery. com — “Light & Stone,” abstract mixed-media works by Steven Seinberg, through Nov. 29.
Paintings by YAYA senior guild and alumni, ongoing.
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE. 221 Camp St., 553-9550; www.ihhotel.com —
JAX BREWERY. 600 Decatur St., 2997163 — Works by YAYA youth artists, ongoing.
STAPLE GOODS. 1340 St. Roch Ave., 908-7331; www.postmedium.org/ staplegoods — “Fresh Produce,”
works by Thomasine Bartlett, Aaron Collier, Robyn Denny, William DePauw, Daniel Kelly, Anne Nelson, Laura Richens and Cynthia Scott, through Jan. 8. “Fresh Produce,” works by gallery members in conjunction with Prospect.2 St. Claude Satellites, through Jan. 8. STELLA JONES GALLERY. Place St. Charles, 201 St. Charles Ave., Suite 132, 568-9050 — “Mahalia: Queen of
Gospel Music,” a group exhibition of works inspired by Mahalia Jackson, through Jan. 6.
STEVE MARTIN STUDIO. 624 Julia St., 566-1390; www.stevemartinfineart. com — Contemporary sculpture
and paintings by Steve Martin and other Louisiana artists, ongoing.
STUDIO BFG. 2627 Desoto St., 9420200; www.studiobfg.com — “Peel
Sessions: First Installment,” works by Tina Stanley, ongoing.
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STUDIO GALLERY. 338 Baronne St., Third Floor, 529-3306 — Works by YAYA artists, ongoing.
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T-LOT. 1940 St. Claude Ave., (865) 567-9766; www.t-lot.tumblr.com —
“Parallel Play,” a group exhibition featuring works on paper, architectural installations, sculpture and performance, through January. TAYLOR/BERCIER FINE ART. 233 Chartres St., 527-0072 — “Wanderlust,”
paintings and drawings by Michele Muennig, through Nov. 26. THOMAS MANN GALLERY I/O. 1812 Magazine St., 581-2113; www. thomasmann.com — “Where’s the
Money?” group exhibit interpreting the economy, ongoing. TRIPOLO GALLERY. 401 N. Columbia St., (985) 893-1441 — Works by Bill
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Binnings, Robert Cook, Donna Duffy, Scott Ewen, Juli Juneau, Kevin LeBlanc, Ingrid Moses, Gale Ruggiero, Robert Seago and Scott Upton, ongoing.
TROUSER HOUSE. 4105 St. Claude Ave. — “Salon des Refuses,” an exhibi-
tion of contemporary art by local, national and international artists, through November.
UNO-ST. CLAUDE GALLERY. 2429 St. Claude Ave. — Works by Ivan Vezzoli
for Prospect.2, through Jan. 29.
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VENUSIAN GARDENS ART GALLERY. 2601 Chartres St., 943-7446; www. venusiangardens.com — “Luminous
Sculpture,” works by Eric Ehlenberger, ongoing.
WMSJR. 1061 Camp St., 299-9455;
JW MARRIOTT NEW ORLEANS. 614 Canal St., Suite 4, 525-6500; www. marriott.com — Works by Charlene
Insley, ongoing.
Prospect.2: Works by Nick Cave and Joyce J. Scott New York Times art critic Roberta Smith put it best: “Whether Nick Cave’s efforts qualify as fashion, body art or sculpture, and regardless of what you ultimately think of them, they fall squarely under the heading of Must Be Seen to Be Believed.” Of course, Smith never lived in a city with our Mardi Gras Indians, the next closest thing to Cave’s mixed-media Soundsuits, but she’s right: Their presence is redolent of exotic energies from the far reaches of the imagination — if not the planet. A former dancer-turnedinstructor at the Chicago Art Institute, Cave made his early suits out of twigs before moving on to more colorful materials such as beads, buttons, sequins and feathers — a look not unlike Fi Yi Yi Big Chief Victor Harris’ striking Mardi Gras Indian suits at the New Orleans Museum of Art during Prospect.1. Former Prospect director Dan Cameron says Cave does include Mardi Gras Indians among his influences. Cave’s suits’ shamanic presence also recalls African ceremonial regalia, and they are worn in live performances, which makes them fine companion pieces for Joyce Scott’s beaded sculptures in the adjacent gallery. Also a performance artist deeply influenced by African and African-American traditions, Baltimore-based Scott is a creator of bead sculptures that are decorative yet acerbic, often beautiful yet biting. A critic of any form of violence, institutional and random, as well as all depredations against women, Scott knows how to be seductive without pulling her punches. Cobalt, Yellow Circles is a deeply hued maze with floating figures not unlike a Nigerian Yoruba beadwork version of a Navajo dream catcher. Nearby, a grotesque beaded head emerges from a green glass, pistol-shaped bottle filled with bullets. Titled Head Shot, it draws you in then creeps you out. The mix of seduction and revulsion, beauty and beastliness is what is known as the human condition, and what Scott and Cave do with it makes this show worth seeing. — D. Eric Bookhardt
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Prospect.2: Works by Nick Cave and Joyce J. Scott Newcomb Art Gallery, Tulane University, Woldenberg Art Center, 865-5328; www.prospectneworleans.org
www.wmsjr.com — Paintings by Will Smith, ongoing. A WORK OF ART GALLERY. 8212 Oak St., 862-5244 — Glass works by Juli
Juneau; photographs from the New Orleans Photo Alliance; both ongoing.
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LIBERTY’S KITCHEN. 422 1/2 S. Broad St., 822-4011 — Paintings on canvas by YAYA artists, ongoing. PEACHES RECORDS. 408 N. Peters St., 282-3322 — “Gospel and Blues,” pho-
tographs by Rita Posselt, ongoing.
MUSEUMS 1850 HOUSE. 523 St. Ann St., 568- 6968 — Works by Sophie Calle for Prospect.2, through Jan. 29. AMERICAN-ITALIAN MUSEUM & RESEARCH LIBRARY. 537 S. Peters St., 522-7294 — Permanent exhibits of
jazz artists, a St. Joseph’s altar replica, the Louisiana Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame and a research library with genealogy records. ASHE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER. 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — “Ashe in Retrospect: 1998-2008,” photographs by Morris Jones Jr., Eric Waters, Jeffrey Cook and others, ongoing. BACKSTREET CULTURAL MUSEUM. 1116 St. Claude Ave.; www.backstreetmuseum.org — Permanent exhibits of Mardi Gras Indian suits, jazz funeral memorabilia and social aid and pleasure club artifacts, ongoing. CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER. 900 Camp St., 528-3800; www.cacno. org — “NOLA Now Part I: Swagger for a Lost Magnificence,” through Jan. 29. Prospect.2 show featuring Jonas Dahlberg, George Dunbar, Karl Haendel and others, through Jan. 29. “As We See It: Youth Vision Quilt,” student-created quilt, ongoing. GEORGE & LEAH MCKENNA MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ART. 2003 Carondelet St., 586-7432; www. themckennamuseum.com — “The
Invisible Man,” a pop-up exhibition by Gris Gris Parlour in conjunction with Prospect.2, through Saturday.
GERMAN-AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER. 519 Huey P. Long Ave., Gretna, 363-4202; www.gacc-nola. com — Museum exhibits depict the
colonial experience, work, culture and religion of German immigrants.
HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION. 533 Royal St., 523-4662; www.hnoc.org — “The 18th Star:
Treasures from 200 Years of Louisiana Statehood,” through Jan. 29.