The Latest New American Paintings is Ready!

See Brian Guidry's recent work in the latest New American Paintings, an Open Studios Press publication that focuses on one region at a time. This year's Southern Regional Edition was juried by Ron Platt, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Birmingham Museum of Art.

We also noticed two other of our favorite New Orleans artists in the line-up - Nicole Charbonnet and Aaron Collier!

A warm congratulations to all the artists who made it in. Pick up a copy today at your favorite book store when you get a chance...but I'm thinking (unfortunately) that you might have no other choice in town than Borders or Barnes & Noble.

http://www.newamericanpaintings.com/

Have you been to The Porch yet?

The Porch is a community-based organization that is using the arts to affect social change. A grassroots organization instigated, post-Katrina, in New Orleans’ 7th Ward, the Porch serves the community bounded by St. Bernard Avenue, N. Claiborne Avenue, Elysian Fields Avenue and St. Claude Avenues. The Porch builds on cultural assets of the neighborhood, working in their community center at 1941 Pauger Street.

http://www.theporch-7.com

Loren Schwerd gets a WONDERFUL review by Doug MacCash

check it out!

http://www.nola.com/arts/index.ssf/2009/08/art_seen_critic_doug_maccash.html

Loren Schwerd's "Mourning Portrait"

Above: "Unmoored, Near Dorgenious Street". Human hair, mixed media.

It's hard to think about the month of August without remembering the lives and communities lost in Katrina. In celebration and in memorium, AMMO proudly presents a solo exhibition by Baton Rouge and former New Orleans resident Loren Schwerd. Her "Mourning Portrait" series is a collection of sculptures made from photographs she took of actual homes in New Orleans after the flood, brought to life using the eighteenth and early nineteenth century practice of hair weaving to create pieces that commemorate cycles of life and death.

Please join us for the opening of the exhibit this Saturday, August 15, from 6 -9pm. The show will be on view through September 16.

Michelle Levine - New Mural and Upcoming Show at CAC

Michelle working on mural, posted on nola.com blog photos (see original context of photo here)

New Orleans artist Michelle Levine recently completed a new mural, entitled "An Afternoon of Beauty", for Heaven on Earth Dog Daycare and Spa. Levine's love for signage and community activism is well rewarded by her talents, as this mural adds a beautiful vista to the business's current location, and joy to passers-by. Michelle's company, Mondo Murals and Design, specializes in custom muralwork for commerical and private settings. (www.mondomurals.com)

The mural was completed just last week.


Meanwhile, as her personal artwork continues to develop (and we'll have more on those developments posted later in the year), TEN of Michelle's "Signs of The Times" paintings were chosen by Dan Cameron, CAC Director of visuals arts and curator/founder of the acclaimed "Prospect" biennials, to be exhibited in the upcoming exhibition at the CAC during Whitney White Linen Night 2009. Michelle is nothing short of ecstatic - upon hearing the news she states "I have been wanting to show at the CAC since I was in my twenties. It is such an honor to be included, and by no less than Dan Cameron, who I really admire". (www.cacno.org)

See Michelle Levine's "Signs of The Times" series here:
http://www.ammoarts.com/exhibitions/michelle_levine/index.html


Michelle Levine is represented by AMMO. For further information, please contact Mia Kaplan at 504-301-2584.

Damien Hirst

Charming, isn't he?

This silkscreen print was recently found amid David Gamble's extensive collection of documentary and fun-filled photographic work. The print was made from a photo David took of Damien in the 90s. Image size measures 30 x 40" and is printed with blue-gray ink on white rag paper.

For further information contact Mia at the gallery: 504-301-2584.

David Gamble is represented in New Orleans by AMMO.

Upcoming Show: Rajko Radovanovic

The directors of AMMO are pleased to present a solo exhibition by internationally acclaimed artist Rajko Radovanovic. “I Am Standing Behind My Work” opens this Saturday, June 20, from 6 – 9pm. The artist will be arriving via mule-drawn carriage to complete a performance piece upon arriving in the gallery at 6pm to discuss his work during the opening reception. Photos are encouraged, shirt and shoes are optional.

This exhibition is of certain significance to the artist - his first one-man show in the United States. Radovanovic has remained active throughout his extensive career as a conceptual artist and community activist, having shown in the UK, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Italy, and Poland . In a recent publication about the artist, he is considered to have lead a significant role in the development of the Contemporary Arts scene in Eastern Europe, and has already begun his work as an activist in New Orleans. Radovanovic joined the Good Children Gallery collective in early 2009 and has since then completed a public mural project of his work "A Precondition", serigraphs of which will be shown in this exhibition along with a series of playful self-portraits illustrating the artist's relationship to his work.

Join us for the last show of the season before the sweltering heat of New Orleans takes us all down. We look forward to seeing you there, and you wouldn't want to miss this one.