Louisiana Contemporary 2019 Catalog

LOUISIANA CONTEMPORARY

PRESENTED BY THE HELIS FOUNDATION

2019

On the cover: Sarrah Danziger, Fen and Jake in Their Garden, 2018, Archival pigment print, 22" x 30", Collection of the artist

TAB L E OF C ONTENTS 2

Letter fro m t h e Execut i ve Di re ct or

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Lo uis iana Cont em por ar y, Pre se n t e d b y Th e He l i s F ou n d a t i on

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Abo ut the Juror, Davi d Bresli n , De Ma r t i n i F a mi l y C u r a t or a n d D irecto r of t h e Col l ect i on, W h i t n e y Mu s e u m of A me r i ca n A r t

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LET T E R F R O M THE DI RECTOR Since becoming Director of the Ogden Museum of Souther n Art in 2012, I have had the distinct pleasure of watching Louisiana Contemporary grow from inception as a survey exhibition into the thriving program and examination of critical contemporary practices that it is today. This annual, juried competition is vital to how we envision the Museum as a community resource, and helps us achieve our mission to connect people with art.

Now in its eighth year, Louisiana Contemporary, presented by The Helis Foundation, has become known as an elemental platfor m for promoting Louis iana’s contemporary art culture. I am continuously impressed by the way this exhibition creates a welcoming place where all people and art can meet, and how it resonates with the world beyond.

For the 2019 exhibition, juror David Breslin, the DeMartini Family Curator and Director of the Collection at Whitney Museum of American Art, selected 44 works by 23 artists. It is inspiring to see these talented Souther n artists assembled in this installation of Louisiana Contemporary and to count their works as indicators of where we are at this very moment. This has always been a consequence; since the exposition began in 2012, the Ogden Museum has exhibited 394 artists and 674 of their works in this effort.

Throughout the years, we have found that each new group of Louisiana Contemporary artists brings different stories, themes and voices, all of which eloquently aggregate to provide a shimmering glimpse into the ideas at the forefront of contemporary Souther n art. From their efforts, we are reminded annually that our artists are responding to the world we all live in, with vibrancy, strength and poetry. As you view the exhibition, I invite and encourage you to take time to explore and to reflect upon the propositions presented before you, and see how the substance of their individual understanding is at the core of this compilation.

On behalf of the Ogden Museum's dedicated Board of Trustees and staff, I congratulate the artists featured in this year's exhibition and applaud their additions to the vibrant visual culture of Louisiana and the South.

W illiam Pittman Andrews Executive Director, Ogden Museum of Souther n Art

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J U R OR 'S S TAT EMENT I mean to leave / A record of my raptures.

– Terrence Hayes This l ine by Terrence Hayes – from one of the 70 poems each entitled "American Sonnet for My Past and Future Assassin" – has never been far away since I read it. And it was top of mind – and also in my eyes – when making the selection for the Louisiana Contemporary . The process of selecting for a juried exhibition like this is as daunting as it is humbling. You – I – marvel at the ingenuity, care and labor that it takes to make art, to clarify a worldview, to assert one’s presence, to insist that other modes of seeing and being are possible. But you – I – are also astounded that all of this has been made in a time of so much divisi on, inequality, ecological uncertainty, pessimism and rampant indignation.

But are those really the only qualities of our time? Even as I wrote that string of appropriate woe, you – I – know that’s only part of the story. The artists here – through a diversity of means, from a constellation of subject positions – show us that rapture, hard hard-fought joy, and dumb luck pleasure are also part of our moment. They also show that rapture has another valence, from a definition that comes from obsolete sixteenth century French, which has to do with “seizing and carrying off.” The works hold us here, as testaments of our time, but also signal that other, better futures can still be within reach. Let’s get carried away.

David Breslin DeMartini Family Curator and Director of the Collection Whitney Museum of American Art

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JOHN A L L E Y NE Bato n R o u g e , Lo ui s i an a

I Am My Brot her's Keeper 2018 Enamel, spray pa int, silkscreen-collage on wood 48" x 36" Collection of the artist

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LUI S C R U Z A ZA CETA N e w O r l e a n s , L o ui s i an a

Apocalypse Now or Later 2019 Acrylic, stuff toy, wire on canvas 72" x 72" x 14.5" Courtesy of the artist and Arthur Roger Gallery 5

LUI S C R U Z A ZA CETA N e w O r l e a n s , L o ui s i an a

Opioid Crises 2019 Acrylic, pill container, Band Aids, wire on canvas 72" x 72" x 4.5" Courtesy of the artist and Arthur Roger Gallery 6

MAC B A L L N e w O r l e a n s , L o ui s i an a

Eden 2019 Oil on canvas 48" x 60" Collection of the artist

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MAC B A L L N e w O r l e a n s , L o ui s i an a

Drainage 2019 Oil on canvas 48" x 60" Collection of the artist

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S EA N C L A R K N e w O r l e a n s , L o ui s i an a

Meet ing Notes 120/150 2019 Acrylic and pastel on paper 18" x 24" Collection of the artist

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S EA N C L A R K N e w O r l e a n s , L o ui s i an a

Meeting Notes 116/150 2018 Acrylic and pastel on paper 18" x 24" Collection of the artist

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S EA N C L A R K N e w O r l e a n s , L o ui s i an a

Meeting Notes 91/150 2018 Acrylic and pastel on paper 18" x 24" Collection of the artist

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T O N Y D A G R ADI N e w O r l e a n s , L o ui s i an a

Family Time #1 2017 Hardcover book, acrylic var nish 14.5" x 10.5" x 1.5" Courtesy of Jonathan Ferrara Gallery

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S AR R A H D A N ZI G ER N e w O r l e a n s , L o ui s i an a

Fen and Jake in Their Garden 2018 Archival pigment print 22" x 30" Collection of the artist

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S AR R A H D A N ZI G ER N e w O r l e a n s , L o ui s i an a

Stevie Ray Along the Mississippi River 2018 Archival pigment print 24" x 36" Collection of the artist 14

S AR R A H D A N ZI G ER N e w O r l e a n s , L o ui s i an a

Alli a t the Crawfish Boil 2018 Archival pigment print 30" x 30" Collection of the artist

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R A C HE L DAV ID N e w O r l e a n s , L o ui s i an a

Covetous 2018 Hand forged, for med and fabricated steel 20" x 22" x 30" Collection of the artist 16

R A C HE L DAV ID N e w O r l e a n s , L o ui s i an a

Dripping Cycle 2018 Hand forged, for med and fabricated steel 34" x 20" x 24" Collection of the artist

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T H O M A S D E ATON N e w O r l e a n s , L o ui s i an a

Dean's Gun Range 2019 Acrylic on canvas 40" x 40" Collection of the artist

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T H O M A S D E ATON N e w O r l e a n s , L o ui s i an a

Night Game 2019 Acrylic on canvas 36" x 48" Collection of the artist

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T HO M A S D E ATON N e w O r l e a n s , Lo ui s i an a

Garden, Probably 2019 Acrylic on canvas 40" x 40" Collection of the artist 20

B EN D E P P N e w O r l e a n s , Lo ui s i an a

Pelican Island 2018 Pigment print on cotton paper 30" x 40" Collection of the artist

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B EN D E P P N e w O r l e a n s , Lo ui s i an a

High Water Line 2018 Pigment print on cotton paper 30" x 40" Collection of the artist

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B EN DE P P N e w O r l e a n s , L o ui s i an a

Pelicans in Scofield Bay 2018 Pigment print on cotton paper 30" x 40" Collection of the artist

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S AR A H F R E N C H N e w O r l e a n s , Lo ui s i an a

Life on the Mississippi 2019 Acrylic on canvas 36" x 36" Collection of the artist

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S AR AH F R E N CH N e w O r l e a n s , L o ui s i an a

Birds on the Levee 2018 Acrylic, mixed media on wood 20" x 20" Collection of the artist

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J OHN G A R G ANO L af ay e t t e , L o u i s i an a

Ashetu Loop 2019 Oxidation fired stoneware, rubber gaskets, fasteners and steel 28" x 17.5" x 7.5" Collection of the artist

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J OHN G A R G ANO L af ay e t t e , L o u i s i an a

Blue Transit 2019 Oxidation fired stoneware, fasteners and wood 31" x 21" x 5" Collection of the artist

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J OH N G A R G ANO L af ay e t t e , L o u i s i ana

Ashetu Mind 2017 Oxidation fired stoneware, rubber gaskets and fasteners 22" x 22.5" x 9" Collection of the artist

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KR I S TIN A L A RSON N e w O r l e a n s , L o ui s i an a

Clouds (Wall Installation) 2019 Hand-built clay with white glaze and LED lights 35" x 50" Collection of the artist

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J U LI A N M A RT I N N e w O r l e a n s , L o ui s i an a

Untitled (The Johnsons No. 1) 2017 Oil and acrylic on canvas 24" x 48" x 1.5" Collection of the artist

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J U LI A N M A RT I N N e w O r l e a n s , L o ui s i an a

Charl ie 2017 Oil and acrylic on canvas 48" x 24" x 1.5" Collection of the artist

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KR I STIN M E Y E RS N e w O r l e a n s , Lo ui s i an a

He Dances 2018 Mixed media 58" x 27" x 21" Collection of the artist 32

KR I STIN M E Y E RS N e w O r l e a n s , Lo ui s i an a

Sistema 2018 Mixed media 71" x 62" x 32" Collection of the artist 33

LAR A M OR G A N N e w O r l e a n s , L o ui s i an a

New W indows 2019 C-print 24" x 24" framed Collection of the artist

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LAR A M OR G A N N e w O r l e a n s , L o ui s i an a

Annual Reflections 2019 C-print 24" x 24" framed Collection of the artist

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LAR A M OR G A N N e w O r l e a n s , L o ui s i an a

A Slant of Light 2019 C-print 24" x 24" framed Collection of the artist 36

T O M O 'B R IE N N e w O r l e a n s , L o ui s i an a

Chris 2019 Charcoal on paper 36" x 48" Collection of the artist 37

RUTH OWENS Me ta i r i e , L o u i si an a

Good Family 2019 Oil on canvas 64" x 70" Collection of the artist

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DAN R U L E N e w O r l e a n s , L o ui s i an a

Ascension 2019 V ideo Collection of the artist

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C LAR E SA M A N I Bat o n R o u g e , Lo u i s i an a

Slick 2019 Fabric, ink, ceramic 28" x 10" Collection of the artist

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C LAR E SA M A N I Bat o n R o u g e , Lo u i s i an a

Riveted 2019 Ceramic, fiber 11" x 7" Collection of the artist

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J I LL S HA M P INE N e w O r l e a n s , L o ui s i an a

You Can Only Remember What You Want to Forget 2019 Mixed media 70" x 62" x 3" Collection of the artist

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LEON A S TR A S SBERG STEI NER N e w O r l e a n s , L o ui s i an a

Jerald's Feet 2017-2018 Archival inkjet on Byrata matte paper 22" x 28" Collection of the artist

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LEON A S TR A S SBERG STEI NER N e w O r l e a n s , L o ui s i an a

Kim's Feet 2017-2018 Archival inkjet on Byrata matte paper 22" x 28" Collection of the artist

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LEON A S TR A S SBERG STEI NER N e w O r l e a n s , L o ui s i an a

Miro's Feet 2017-2018 Archival inkjet on Byrata matte paper 22" x 28" Collection of the artist

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J ES SIC A STR AHAN N e w O r l e a n s , L o ui s i an a

Survived 2019 Acrylic, oil, handmade paper 24" x 24" Collection of the artist

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C A R L IE T R OSCL AI R N e w O r l e a n s , L o ui s i an a

W indow Dressing 2017 Latex 48" x 60" Collection of the artist

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A B O U T T HE JUROR David Breslin is the DeMartini Family Curator and Director of the Collection at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Prior to joining the Whitney, Breslin was the John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation Chief Curator at the Menil Drawing Institute in Houston, Texas. Previously, he was Associate Director, Research and Academic Program and Associate Curator of Contemporary Projects at the Clark Art Institute in W illiamstown, Massachusetts. At the Whitney, Breslin has organized the exhibitions Spilling Over: Painting Color in the 1960s and Where We Are: Selections from the Whitney’s Collection, 1900-1960. He also co-organized David Wojnarowicz: History Keeps Me Awake at Night and An Incomplete History of Protest: Selections from the Whitney’s Collection, 1940-2017.

Breslin has also organized exhibitions such as Raw Color: The Circles of David Smith and Monet | Kelly at the Clark Art Institute and co-curated Make It New: Abstract Painting from the National Gallery of Art , 1950-1975. His exhibition, The Condition of Being Here: The Drawings of Jasper Johns, opened a t the Menil Collection in 2018. Breslin is also overseeing the catalogue raisonné of the drawings of Jasper Johns. He has written essays on the work of, among others, Valentin Carron, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Jenny Holzer, Cady Noland, Pa blo Picasso and Paul Thek. He ear ned a bachelor’s degree in English from Amherst College, a master’s in art history from W illiams College and a Ph.D. in the history of art and architecture from Harvard University.

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The Ogden Museum of Souther n Art is grateful to these supporters for making Louisiana Contemporary, Presented by The Helis Foundation possible: PRESENTING SPONSOR

SUPPORTING SPONSOR Charles D. Urstadt & David Ber nard HOST COMMITTEE V ivia n & Richard Cahn Carolyn & Jerry Fortino List as of July 15, 2019.

OGDEN MUSEUM BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ch a ir m a n Ch arl e s D . Ur st a d t V i ce C h a ir m a n Ll o yd N . “ Sonny ” S h i e l d s Treasu re r Bryan W. Fi t zp at r i ck S e cret a r y Al l i so n Kend r i c k Ex e cu t ive Dire c t o r W i l l i a m P i t t m a n A n d re w s

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