Art for Sale
Making a living as an artist is hard work. While it remains a dream for many, the pressures of a rapidly increasing cost of living here in New Orleans is turning that dream into a difficult hustle.
Bail on the Ballot
The clash between the old guard and its challengers is especially intense in the magistrate judge’s race, which has seen Flip the Bench candidate Steve Singer go head to head over bail with the more traditional former ATC commissioner Juana Lombard.
The Art of Erasure
“I’m here to look into the Portrait of Betsy,” I told the woman behind the frontdesk. She placed her hand on her heart and exhaled, “Oh, the story of that painting is such a tragedy.”
Catering to the Crowd
The relationship between the city and the Jazz Fest crowd is inherently problematic, but it’s become so lucrative that criticizing it feels self-defeating.
Holding The Line
For those on the front lines, fighting environmental destruction with their eyes wide open, faith in the age of climate change is not a matter of certainty, but a love fierce enough to transcend the need to know the outcome before committing to the work.
Commerce & Capitalism
The story of commerce in New Orleans is the story of New Orleans, an epic poem told in polyrhythmic and multilingual verses. At its center is the marketplace, where New Orleanians have always gone to negotiate fiercely for power and prosperity.
Inner Landscapes: A Conversation with Horton Humble
I’m here to be a part of this fresh new century. And every artist, everyone who is working a profession can claim this century as their own. We have a part in our history, for the type of work that we are going to be remembered for. That’s how I see it.