Lorraine O'Grady

Prospect.2 New Orleans

October 22, 2011–January 29, 2012

Art Is. . . (Float Back) (1983/2009)
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Art Is. . . (Back of Float)
(1983/2009 )
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Art Is. . . (Faded Renaissance) (1983/2009)
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Art Is. . . (Girlfriends Times Two) (1983/2009)
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Art Is. . . (Woman and Umbrella) (1983/2009)
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Art Is... (Man with Baby) (1983/2009)
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Art Is... (Line of Floats) (1983/2009)
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Art Is... (Dancing on Flatbed) (1983/2009 )
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Art Is. . . (Dancer in Grass Skirt) (1983/2009 )
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Art Is... (Troupe with Mlle Bourgeoise Noire) (1983/2009)
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Art Is. . . (Cop Framed) (1983/2009)
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Art Is... (Women in Crowd Framed) (1983/2009)
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Art Is... (Man with Towel Head) (1983/2009)
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Art Is...(Troupe Front) (1983/2009)
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Art Is. . . (Cop Eyeing Young Man) (1983/2009)
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Art Is. . . (Woman and Girl with Stripes) (1983/2009)
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Art Is. . . (Metropolitan Baptist) (1983/2009)
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Art Is. . . (Caught in the Art) (1983/2009)
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Art Is. . . (Woman with Stripes) (1983/2009)
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Art Is... (Man with Rings and Child) (1983/2009)
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Art Is. . . (Couple With Bad Teeth) (1983/2009)
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Art Is. . . (Colt 45 “African” Float) (1983/2009)
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Art Is...(Star East Monuments) (1983/2009)
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Art Is. . . (Cross Street) (1983/2009)
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Art Is... (Woman with Man and Cop Watching) (1983/2009)
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Art Is. . . (Ashanti Professionals) (1983/2009)
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Art Is. . . (Float with Back of Troupe) (1983/2009)
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Art Is. . . (Man with a Camera) (1983/2009)
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Art Is. . . (Stone and Brick with Egyptian Motif) (1983/2009)
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Art Is. . . (Guys in a Crowd) (1983/2009)
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Art Is... (Sheadrach Home Cooking) (1983/2009)
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Art Is... (Unisex Barber Shop) (1983/2009)
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Art Is... (Float on 125th Street) (1983/2009 )
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Art Is... (Framing Cop) (1983/2009 )
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Art Is... (Young Women Leaning on Barrier) (1983/2009)
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Art Is... (Lickety Split) (1983/2009)
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Art Is... (Glamor with Glasses) (1983/2009 )
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Art Is... (Nubians) (1983/2009)
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Art Is... (Window Grilles) (1983/2009)
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Art Is. . . (Girl Pointing) (1983/2009)
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Press Release

Lorraine O'Grady participates in Prospect.2, the second edition of the Prospect New Orleans International Contemporary Art Biennial in New Orleans, LA at the New Orleans African American Museum.

Founded in 2008 by Dan Cameron, Prospect New Orleans is one of the leading biennials of international contemporary art in the United States. Conceived in the tradition of the great international biennials, such as the Venice Biennale and the Bienal de São Paulo, Prospect New Orleans showcases new artistic practices from around the world in settings that are both historic and culturally exceptional, and contributes to the cultural economy of New Orleans and the Louisiana Gulf region by spurring cultural tourism and bringing international attention to the area’s vibrant visual arts community.