Summer 2018 Art Talk

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ART TALK

FROM THE

DIRECTOR

Glorious summer is upon us in Louisiana. The LSU Museum of Art is open six days a week, and this is a great time to visit in air-conditioned comfort. Do you know why we have carefully controlled temperatures in our galleries? Part of our mission is to care for and protect the art in our collection or on loan, and climate control is one of the most necessary components to protect these works now and for future generations. Stop by and “chill out” with great art.

We regularly change the permanent collection galleries by rotating artworks. We recently added furniture to our Art & Crafts Newcomb Pottery Gallery and brought out new works, such as our large-scale Dale Chihuly glass sculpture and our Willie Birch sculpture. We may add works to suggest new contexts for insight into the themes of our 10,000 square feet of collection galleries, such as photographs from our collection or works by guest artists like Carrie Mae Weems. Our goal is to elicit conversations about modern life in Louisiana and Baton Rouge and to entertain your curiosity when you come exploring alone or in groups.

This summer we change out our main galleries and celebrate the achievements of internationally noted photographer Jerry Uelsmann with the exhibition Confluence. Uelsmann’s photographs are assembled through a traditional silver print process. He uses multiple negatives to form unique visual montages. His methods preceded Photoshop and inspired the development of that software program. Contradicting the American modernist photographer’s doctrine of “straight” photography, as practiced by Ansel Adams and Edward Weston, Uelsmann is part of something post-modern. His flawless technique is magical.

Carrie Mae Weems: The Usual Suspects continues through the fall. Her soft-focused and hard-hitting images put a sharp focus on social and racial issues that we as a nation and as a city continue to struggle with for renewed understanding. These works do not provide easy answers but elicit many questions about the social construct of color and its implications in today’s world. Throughout our collection galleries, we have works by Weems connecting history and today. The museum is a welcoming place for dialogue and contemplation.

Artwork pictured above: Hunt Slonem (American, b. 1951), Hutch (detail), 2012, oil on canvas, Gift of Paul Yaworsky, LSUMOA 2013.10

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We are a safe place for gathering, a place for couples to visit, for families and for everyone to encounter cultural objects without risk.

I hope you will find time to stop by and relax or maybe engage in a spirited discussion with friends.

Daniel E. Stetson, Executive Director

EXHIBITIONS

Jerry Uelsmann Collection Spotlight: Angela Gregory Carrie Mae Weems

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COLLECTION

Digital Collection

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EDUCATION

Neighborhood Arts Project

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CALENDAR

Events from June through July

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DEVELOPMENT

New members Adopt-A-Work

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MUSEUM STORE

Spotlight: Brent Houzenga

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DID YOU KNOW? LSU MOA has recurring programs every month to help visitors of all ages and knowledge levels develop a greater appreciation for the arts. Parents of toddlers can bring their kiddos to Stories in Art on the first Friday of each month, art enthusiasts who want to expand their knowledge can enjoy a Brown Bag Lunch discussion on the first Wednesday of each month, and anyone looking for a creative and affordable date night can join our social Third Thursdays on, you guessed it, the third Thursday of each month. Learn about the specifics of the spring installments of these programs on page 10, at www.lsumoa.org/calendar or on Facebook at www.facebook.com./LSUMOA. www.lsumoa.org 3

CONFLUENCE

BY JERRY UELSMANN July 12–October 14, 2018

Confluence by Jerry Uelsmann features sixty-five photographs from the artist’s recent series of work, produced from 2014 to 2017.

While the aesthetics of these artworks align with Uelsmann’s esteemed and unique imagery, these black-and-white photographs evoke an entirely new conversation, one inspired by an unlikely friendship with European art history scholar, Moa Petersen, Ph.D. Like the merging of two rivers, Confluence demonstrates the natural flow of Uelsmann’s and Petersen’s intellectual friendship. Dealing with personal themes touching on love and loss, inner strength and selflove, this exhibition provides an intimate view of Uelsmann in his current chapter in life.

Reception Thursday, September 6, 6–8:30 p.m.

Lecture from photographer Jerry Uelsmann at 6:30 p.m.

Fifth floor Brown Bag Lunch Wednesday, August 1, 12–1 p.m.

Executive Director Daniel E. Stetson on constructed photographic imagery Director’s Tour Sunday, August 5, 2 p.m.

Special focus on the work of Jerry Uelsmann Fifth floor IMAGE: Jerry Uelsmann, Now (detail), 2013, gelatin silver print, 24 x 30 inches

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Uelsmann is renowned for his mastery of images that are visually fabricated silver prints. With his keen eye, he assembles these works with unrivaled dark room skills.

Using multiple negatives with several enlargers, he creates single analog images through dodging and burning of light and the masking of images from several negatives. These photographs start with a camera but are constructed in the darkroom. Uelsmann takes pictures as a catalog of images for future visual montages. No negative taken is to be printed alone; instead each negative is like a sketch waiting to be realized in an entirely new work.

Photography challenged the veracity of paintings in the 19th century and later was seen by American modernist “straight” photographers to reveal “truth” by artists like Ansel Adams and Edward Weston. In opposition to that stance, a post-modern Uelsmann manipulates images to seek surreal and poetic “truths.” Thematically his photographs explore nature and the human condition.

This exhibition is organized by the University Gallery at the University of Florida, curated by Amy R. Vigilante and made possible by the Gary R. Libby Charitable Trust and Hector Puig.

COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT ANGELA GREGORY July 12–October 14, 2018

LSU Museum of Art’s latest collection spotlight will focus on sculpture by Angela Gregory held in the museum’s permanent collection. New Orleans native Angela Gregory (1903–1990) decided to become a sculptor at age fourteen—an ambitious path for a women in the early twentieth century.

Angela Gregory graduated from Newcomb College in 1925 with a degree in design and received a scholarship to study at Parson’s School of Fine and Applied Art in Paris the same year. Determined to study “stone cutting” with the greatest living sculptor, Gregory was the only American admitted to the atelier of Antoine Bourdelle, a protégé of Auguste Rodin. There, she completed a bust of friend and scholar Joseph Campbell. Maquettes for this sculpture as well as the mold, maquette, and finished bronze sculpture for Gregory’s Plantation Madonna and others will provide insight into her studio practice and process.

IMAGE: Angela Gregory (New Orleans, 1903–1990), Mantel Lintel for La Tour Carrée, Septmonts Castle (detail), 1930, stone, LSUMOA 2014.4

In addition to maintaining a studio practice, Gregory taught at Newcomb College, earned a degree in architecture at Tulane, and completed architectural commissions in Louisiana. In Baton Rouge, she sculpted relief profiles for the exterior of the State Capitol as well as interior railing, she completed bas-relief panels for the Louisiana National Bank (now Watermark Hotel), and she contributed sculptural railing to the exterior of LSU’s Hodges Hall. A bas-relief mantel lintel, completed as part of the 1932 restoration of the Château de Septmonts, will be featured alongside paintings Gregory completed during her stay in Septmonts, France.

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CARRIE MAE WEEMS THE USUAL SUSPECTS April 12–October 14, 2018

Third Thursday with New Venture Theatre Thursday, August 16, 6–8 p.m.

NVT will perform a selection of monologues from “Hands Up: 7 Playwrights, 7 Testaments” Fifth floor

Art in Louisiana Curator Tour Sunday, June 3, 2 p.m. and Sunday, September 2, 2 p.m.

Special focus on inclusion of Weems’ work in the permanent collection exhibition Fifth floor Visit www.lsumoa.org/carrie-maeweems for updated programs as they are announced.

IMAGE: Carrie Mae Weems, Color Real and Imagined, 2014, from Blue Notes series, archival pigment with silkscreened color blocks, 38.75 x 54.75 x 1.5 inches, Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.

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The LSU Museum of Art’s annual collaborative exhibition with the LSU College of Art & Design and LSU School of Art features visiting artist Carrie Mae Weems. Carrie Mae Weems: The Usual Suspects includes recent photographic and video works questioning stereotypes that associate black bodies with criminality. Images from the All the Boys and The Usual Suspects series implicate these stereotypes in the deaths of black men and women at the hands of police, and confront the viewer with the fact of judicial inaction. Blocks of color obscuring faces point to the constructed nature of our notions of race and how these imagined concepts obscure humanity—here with very real and deadly outcomes. People of a Darker Hue, a meditative compilation of video, found footage, narration, and performance commemorates these deaths.

Considered one of the most influential contemporary American artists, Carrie Mae Weems has investigated family relationships, cultural identity, sexism, class, political systems and the consequences of power. Determined as ever to enter the picture— both literally and metaphorically—she has sustained an on-going dialogue within contemporary discourse for over thirty years. During this time Carrie Mae Weems has developed a complex body of art employing photographs, text, fabric, audio, digital images, installation, and video.

In 2013 Weems received the MacArthur “Genius” grant as well as the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Weems has received numerous awards, grants and fellowships including the prestigious Prix de Roma, The National Endowment of the Arts, the Alpert, the Anonymous was a Woman and the Tiffany Awards, among many other honors.

Carrie Mae Weems: The Usual Suspects is a collaboration between the LSU College of Art + Design, the LSU School of Art and LSU Museum of Art. Support for this exhibition is provided by The Winifred and Kevin P. Reilly Jr. Fund with additional support from Annual Exhibition Fund donors The Imo N. Brown Memorial Fund in memory of Heidel Brown and Mary Ann Brown; Louisiana CAT; Charles Schwing; Alma Lee, H.N. and Cary Saurage Fund; Newton B. Thomas Family/Newtron Group; LSU College of Art + Design; and Susanna Atkins McCarthy. www.lsumoa.org

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GOING DIGITAL

Whether you want to find out if the museum has an object by a specific artist or just want to browse some of our prized pieces, you can now access our collection 24 hours a day, seven days a week via www.lsumoa.org/permanent-collection.

Providing digital access to the permanent collection has been a long-term goal for the museum. You have the opportunity to engage with the collection on a different level and discover new objects of interest, while we meet our mission by allowing another means for scholarly study and enrichment.

Initially, we will provide digital acces to selections from our collection of Newcomb pottery and William Hogarth prints. Over the next fiscal year, we’ll be gradually updating the digital collection to eventually display all 6,500+ objects in our holdings. In the meantime, take a look around our digital collection and let us know what you think by sharing your comments with artmuseum@lsu.edu.

SUMMER OF LOVE 17th Annual Summer Invitational Art Exhibition June 26–August 12, 2018 Reception: Saturday, July 14, 6-9 p.m.

Featuring 50 artists including local favorites Edward Pramuk, Jonathan Mayers, Van Wade-Day, Erin Barker, Charles Barbier, and many more!

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The Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Exhibition Gallery is located on the first floor of the Shaw Center for the Arts. Call 225-389-7180 for information.

ENGAGING IN NAP NEW SURPRISES FOR THE SEVENTH SUMMER How can you increase equity for children who don’t have access to arts education through summer camps? You bring the camp to them!

In June and July, over 5,000 kids of all ages take part in our free, hands-on art initiative, Neighborhood Arts Project (NAP). Young mentors work alongside our educator, and, with participation from community partners, visit four under-resourced neighborhoods to bring experiential learning and creative expression to children (and even some adults) of all ages.

So what’s new for the seventh summer of NAP? NAP kicks off June 5 at its Tuesday site in Scotlandville, Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church, from 10 a.m. to noon.

Gardere Initiative hosts Wednesday activities in the Gardere area from 9 to 11 a.m., and Village Resource Center serves as the Thursday site 10 a.m. to noon. Fridays move into Old South Baton Rouge at a new location: Brooks Park on Eddie Robinson Sr. Drive across from McKinley Middle Magnet.

Old South participants will not only get to enjoy hands-on art making with LSU MOA, but also maker opportunities with Knock Knock Children’s Museum.

Want to help make NAP possible for its participants? Make a donation at www.lsumoa.org/nap.

Interested in volunteering at a NAP site? Contact Courtney Taylor at cptaylor@lsu.edu to learn more.

Paired with hands-on activities, this summer’s installment brings a cool perk. Ice cream will be served during several site visits, courtesy of Red River Bank, providing an extra element of summer fun.

In addition to site hosts, support from the following partners make NAP possible each summer: the Office of Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome, Louisiana CAT, BREC and the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge.

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SUMMER CALENDAR

13 NAP AT GARDERE INITIATIVE 8434 Ned Ave., 9–11 a.m.

Free art making for all ages

14 NAP AT VILLAGE RESOURCE CENTER

765 N. Acadian Thruway, 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

Free art making for all ages

JUNE

01 STORIES IN ART

Third floor, 10:30 a.m.

Free reading and art making for ages 0–6 with parent/caregiver

03 FREE FIRST SUNDAY

Fifth floor, 1–5 p.m.

Free admission and family activities

03 ART IN LOUISIANA CURATOR TOUR Fifth floor, 2 p.m.

Curator Courtney Taylor focuses on inclusion of Weems’ work in the permanent collection exhibition

04 NAP AT LINE 4 LINE

O’Neil’s Barber & Beauty Salon, 449 N. Acadian Thruway, 4–7 p.m.

Free haircuts for boys ages 2–13 in exchange for reading a book

05 NAP AT MOUNT PILGRIM

9700 Scenic Hwy., 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

Free art making for all ages

06 NAP AT GARDERE INITIATIVE 8434 Ned Ave., 9–11 a.m.

Free art making for all ages

06 BROWN BAG LUNCH

Third floor, 12–1 p.m.

Curator Courtney Taylor on the Collection Spotlight with William Hogarth Free

07 NAP AT VILLAGE RESOURCE CENTER

765 N. Acadian Thruway, 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

Free art making for all ages

08 NAP AT BROOKS PARK

Eddie Robinson Sr. Dr. (across from McKinley Middle Magnet), 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

Free art making for all ages

12 NAP AT MOUNT PILGRIM

9700 Scenic Hwy., 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

Free art making for all ages

15 NAP AT BROOKS PARK

Eddie Robinson Sr. Dr. (across from McKinley Middle Magnet), 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

Free art making for all ages

19 NAP AT MOUNT PILGRIM

9700 Scenic Hwy., 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

Free art making for all ages

20 NAP AT GARDERE INITIATIVE 8434 Ned Ave., 9–11 a.m.

Free art making for all ages

21 NAP AT VILLAGE RESOURCE CENTER

765 N. Acadian Thruway, 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

Free art making for all ages

21 THIRD THURSDAY

Fifth floor, 6–8 p.m.

TBD. Cash bar. $10 for general public, $5 for members

22 NAP AT BROOKS PARK

Eddie Robinson Sr. Dr. (across from McKinley Middle Magnet), 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

Free art making for all ages

23 NAP AT YOUTH PEACE OLYMPICS BREC’s Perkins Road Community Park, 1–4 p.m.

Free art making for all ages

26 NAP AT MOUNT PILGRIM

9700 Scenic Hwy., 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

Free art making for all ages

27 NAP AT GARDERE INITIATIVE 8434 Ned Ave., 9–11 a.m.

Free art making for all ages

28 NAP AT VILLAGE RESOURCE CENTER

765 N. Acadian Thruway, 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

Free art making for all ages

29 NAP AT BROOKS PARK

Eddie Robinson Sr. Dr. (across from McKinley Middle Magnet), 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

Free art making for all ages

JULY

01 FREE FIRST SUNDAY

Fifth floor, 1–5 p.m.

Free admission and family activities

02 NAP AT LINE 4 LINE

O’Neil’s Barber & Beauty Salon, 449 N. Acadian Thruway, 4–7 p.m.

Free haircuts for boys ages 2–13 in exchange for reading a book

03 NAP AT MOUNT PILGRIM

9700 Scenic Hwy., 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

Free art making for all ages

04 JULY 4TH CELEBRATION

Sixth floor, 7–10 p.m.

View WBRZ’s annual Fireworks on the Mississippi from the Pennington Rooftop Terrace.

Food from Capital City Grill and music from PSS, plus hands-on art making for kids until 8:15 p.m. Cash bar. $45 for general public, $35 for members, $30 for children 6–12, free for children 5 and under.

Price increase July 1. lsumoajuly4.eventbrite.com

05 NAP AT VILLAGE RESOURCE CENTER 765 N. Acadian Thruway, 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

Free art making for all ages

06 NAP AT BROOKS PARK

Eddie Robinson Sr. Dr. (across from McKinley Middle Magnet), 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

Free art making for all ages

06 STORIES IN ART

Third floor, 10:30 a.m.

Free reading and art making for ages 0–6 with parent/caregiver

10 NAP AT MOUNT PILGRIM

9700 Scenic Hwy., 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

Free art making for all ages

13 NAP AT BROOKS PARK

Eddie Robinson Sr. Dr. (across from McKinley Middle Magnet), 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

Free art making for all ages

17 NAP AT MOUNT PILGRIM

9700 Scenic Hwy., 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

Free art making for all ages

18 NAP AT GARDERE INITIATIVE 8434 Ned Ave., 9–11 a.m.

Free art making for all ages

19 NAP AT VILLAGE RESOURCE CENTER

765 N. Acadian Thruway, 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

Free art making for all ages

20 NAP AT BROOKS PARK

Eddie Robinson Sr. Dr. (across from McKinley Middle Magnet), 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

Free art making for all ages

24 NAP AT MOUNT PILGRIM

9700 Scenic Hwy., 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

Free art making for all ages

25 NAP AT GARDERE INITIATIVE 8434 Ned Ave., 9–11 a.m.

Free art making for all ages

26 NAP AT VILLAGE RESOURCE CENTER

765 N. Acadian Thruway, 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

Free art making for all ages

27 NAP AT BROOKS PARK

Eddie Robinson Sr. Dr. (across from McKinley Middle Magnet), 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

Free art making for all ages

28 NAP AT YOUTH PEACE OLYMPICS BREC’s Perkins Road Community Park, 1–4 p.m.

Free art making for all ages

11 NAP AT GARDERE INITIATIVE 8434 Ned Ave., 9–11 a.m.

Free art making for all ages

12 NAP AT VILLAGE RESOURCE CENTER 765 N. Acadian Thruway, 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

Free art making for all ages

12 ANNUAL MEMBERS MEETING

Fifth floor, 6–8 p.m.

Recap 2017–2018 at LSU MOA followed by a member preview of Confluence by Jerry Uelsmann

CONTINUED ON THE NEXT PAGE PROGRAM KEY Family-friendly Exhibitions/Permanent collection Education/Community Adults Special events

NEW MEMBERS

AUGUST

02 BROWN BAG LUNCH

Third floor, 12–1 p.m.

Executive Director Daniel E. Stetson on the work of Jerry Uelsmann Free

03 STORIES IN ART

Third floor, 10:30 a.m.

Free reading and art making for ages 0–6 with parent/caregiver

05 FREE FIRST SUNDAY

Fifth floor, 1–5 p.m.

Free admission and family activities

05 CONFLUENCE BY JERRY

UELSMANN DIRECTOR’S TOUR

Fifth floor, 2 p.m.

Executive Director Daniel E. Stetson guides visitors through the exhibition of Jerry Uelsmann’s photographs

06 NAP AT LINE 4 LINE

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE SILVER Warren and Rebecca Gottsegen Roderick Parker Collis Temple III SUSTAINER Paul and Anne Marks James and Dottie Richard HOUSEHOLD Heather Conn Joe and Stephanie Givens Michaelene Walsh and David West FRIEND Marcia Green Chelsea Harris Sandra Zaid EDUCATOR Patrice Collie

Support LSU MOA by becoming a member today at www.lsumoa.org/membership

O’Neil’s Barber & Beauty Salon, 449 N. Acadian Thruway, 4–7 p.m.

Free haircuts for boys ages 2-13 in exchange for reading a book

16 THIRD THURSDAY

Fifth floor, 6–8 p.m.

New Venture Theatre presents “Hands Up” in conjunction with Carrie Mae Weems: The Usual Suspects. Cash bar. $10 for general public, $5 for members

25 NAP AT YOUTH PEACE OLYMPICS BREC’s Perkins Road Community Park, 1–4 p.m.

Free art making for all ages

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THE FIXX

BEACH TOUR 7:30 PM

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ADOPT-A-WORK

HELP US CONSERVE THE COLLECTION One of the core missions of the museum is to ensure the longevity of the 6,500 objects in our collection for generations to come. A little extra maintenance is often required to restore these objects to their original state before going on view. That’s where you come in. By participating in our Adopt-A-Work program, you are able to play a valuable role in preserving the quality and integrity of our collection. Here are three reasons you should consider donating to the Adopt-A-Work campaign today.

See your support first hand. Adopting a work has a tangible result. During the conservation process, you will be provided with written reports, behind-the-scenes photos, and before-and-after photos. After the piece is restored, you have an opportunity to schedule a private tour with our curator to see it in person.

Have a sense of ownership in your museum. Not only will you be provided with regular updates on your adoption, you will be recognized as a benefactor in the conservation of your chosen piece. You or your company will be listed on the artwork label, when on view, and recognized in our quarterly Art Talk newsletter and annual report.

Invest in the sustainability of our collection. While this is a one-time donation, your support of our conservation will ensure these valued objects in our collection can be enjoyed for years to come.

Interested in participating in the Adopt-A-Work campaign or learning more about the pieces available for adoption? Contact Curator Courtney Taylor at cptaylor@lsu.edu.

TOP: A large-scale Flemish painting recently displayed in the Collection Spotlight: Market Scene exhibition during the winter. Its conservation cost is $750. [Follower of Joachim Beuckelaer (Flemish), Ecce Homo with Market Scene, c. 1550–1600, oil on panel, Gift of Douglas L. Manship, Sr., LSUMOA 85.35] AT RIGHT: One of four Newcomb watercolors in need of conservation.

Another example is currently on view in the Newcomb Pottery Gallery in Art in Louisiana. The cost to adopt these watercolors is $200 each. (Cecile Owens, St. Joseph’s Lily (Amaryllis), 1920-21, pencil www.lsumoa.org and watercolor on paper, Gift of Dr. A Brooks Cronan, Jr. and Diana Cronan, LSUMOA 96.9.3] 13

ACCESSING THE EXCESS A LOOK AT THE WORK OF BRENT HOUZENGA Prints from Brent Houzenga’s Left Handed For A Year series, $20 each in the LSU Museum Store.

Brent Houzenga’s work is an exercise in intentionality. Using stencils created from photographs, the New Orleans-based artist constructs portraits by layering paint, spray paint and tape. These boldly colored portraits often spotlight pop culture influences, such as musicians Hank Williams and Johnny Cash, and comic book heroes like Batman.

“I’ve been pretty much obsessed with Batman since I was six years old,” Houzenga says. “I wanted to be a comic book artist growing up. For a long time I rejected any direct use of that world in my work. My work has always been graphic but it wasn’t until around the same time as the Left Handed For a A Year project started that I embraced this as probably the most critical influence on me becoming an artist.”

Left Handed For A Year was spurred from Houzenga’s interest in psychology, and using parts of his brain that he wouldn’t typically access—the “excess,” as he calls it. “I did a series [a few years ago] where I spray painted with my left hand and I did a bunch of drawings and writing left handed.”

It wasn’t until recently that he decided to develop this experiment into something more.

LSU MUSEUM STORE HOURS Tuesday through Saturday, 12–5 p.m.

Thursday, 12–8 p.m.

Sunday, 1–5 p.m.

CONTACT 225-389-7210

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“One night I sat down to draw while my son was sleeping and decided to do it left handed. By the time that piece was completed, I had decided in my head that I was going to take this left-handed thing to the next level and draw a portrait every day for a year.”

Whether working with his non-dominant hand or creating assemblages with remnants from old projects, Houzenga never lacks inspiration. “I truly believe you have to just show up and work. When you’re constantly involved in the process it’s not a hard thing to do.”

Learn more about Houzenga’s process and work on our blog “Inside LSU MOA” at www.lsumoa.org/inside-lsu-moa.

STAFF Daniel E. Stetson, Executive Director Becky Abadie, Business Manager Reneé Bourgeois, Coordinator, Events & Marketing of Facility Rentals Elizabeth Caroscio, Assitant Registrar LeAnn Dusang, Museum Store Manager & Membership Coordinator Grant Benoit, Educator Jordan Hess, Preparator Fran Huber, Assistant Director for Collections Management Brandi Simmons, Communications Coordinator Courtney Taylor, Curator

FRIENDS OF LSU MUSEUM OF ART President: Nedra Sue Hains Secretary/Treasurer: Robert Bowsher Susannah Bing Brad M. Bourgoyne Clarke E. Gernon Emile Rolfs Ann Wilkinson Ex-Officio: Daniel E. Stetson

ADVISORY BOARD Chair: Brian Schneider Vice Chair: Steven Heymsfield Secretary/Treasurer: John Everett Immediate Past Chair: George Clark Sanford A. “Sandy” Arst Margaret Benjamin Daniel Bozard Jerry Ceppos Nancy Dougherty Jerry Fischer Beth Fuller LouAnne Greenwald Joyce Jackson Ben Jeffers Mary T. Joseph Chadwick Kenney-Possa Susanna Atkins McCarthy Gail O’Quin Larry Ruth Carlie Salomons L. Cary Saurage, II Alkis Tsolakis Ex-Officio: Nedra Sue Hains Ex-Officio: Daniel E. Stetson Honorary: Nadine Carter Russell Emerita: Sue Turner

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COVER IMAGE: Jerry Uelsmann, Myth of the Tree (detail), 2016, gelatin silver print, 30 x 24 inches

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