It’s been a wonderful year in art, and I love the fact that many highlights were chronicled here in my blog. I’ve had a ball going to some fantastic ground breaking exhibits this year, and I was lucky to meet some very fascinating people who each in their own way has made an impact on [...]
Posts Tagged ‘New Orleans’
Happy New Year
Posted in Art/Culture, Collecting, Contemporary Art, Film, Museums, Music, Pop Art/Culture, Street Art, tagged Art in the Streets, Beats Rhymes and Life, Eli Broad, Jeffrey Deitch, LA Art Show, New Orleans, New Year's 2012, Phil Lumbang, RenRok on December 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
NOLA Part II
Posted in Art/Culture, Food, Museums, tagged Cafe du Monde, Cochon, Commander's Palace, Jacques-Imo's, Mardi Gras World, New Orleans, NOLA, Presbytere on April 4, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I’ll admit , the goal for my trip to New Orleans involved food: lots of scrumptious, rich, Creole food. Alas, this isn’t a food blog so I’ll refrain from gushing about some of the best meals I’ve ever had… Wait a minute, I can’t pass up a chance to talk about these restaurants, so let [...]
“Be Nice or Leave”: A trip through the “new” New Orleans
Posted in Contemporary Art, Pop Art/Culture, tagged Candy Chang, Confederacy of Cruisers, Faubourg Marigny, New Orleans, TED on March 31, 2011 | 1 Comment »
One thing that my trip to New Orleans taught me is that the devastation of Katrina did not wash away the spirit of this city. There is a palpable sense of change that looms over the Crescent City, but despite this, you are guaranteed to be greeted with a “Lassez le Bon Temps Roule” and [...]