We asked a few Baton Rouge-based artists to share the impact Robert Williams has had on the work they produce today.
Read MorePelican Bomb: Unsophisticated: Robert Williams at the LSU Museum of Art →
Pelican Bomb's Dillon Raborn on Robert Williams: Slang Aesthetics.
Read MoreThe Boston & Sandwich Tea Party
Today, tea drinking status symbols generally consist of Starbucks to-go cups, but in early nineteenth century America wealth was conveyed by spending money on a variety of table items which were each used for one very specific purpose, such as cup plates.
Read MoreThe Advocate: Carrie Mae Weems challenges systematic violence against black men in "The Usual Suspects" at the LSU Museum of Art →
The Advocate's Robin Miller on Carrie Mae Weems: The Usual Suspects.
Read More225: New visions meets blurred visions with Carrie Mae Weems’ works at LSU Museum of Art →
225's Benjamin Leger sits down with curator Courtney Taylor to discuss Carrie Mae Weems: The Usual Suspects and the work of Weems on display in Art in Louisiana.
Read MoreDiscovering a passion
Each item Shirley De’vard creates is largely inspired by the world around her, translating color palettes she sees in everyday life into her unique statement jewelry.
Read MoreThe Advocate: 'Godfather' of lowbrow, pop surrealist art ignited a movement that's still popular →
The Advocate's Robin Miller takes a look at Robert Williams: Slang Aesthetics.
Read MoreDorothea Tanning and Georges Visat’s 'Personne'
Dorothea Tanning’s Personne (Nobody) has proven to be one of the most popular pieces included in LSU Museum of Art’s exhibition Bonjour | Au Revoir Surréalisme. The book contains nine etchings each cut into three horizontal flaps that allow the head, torso, and trunk of a body to be recombined into a total of 729 figures—729 exquisite corpse figures.
Read MoreMuseum education collaboration with Martin Payton
We interviewed Education Curator, Rebecca Franzella, about her educational projects related to Martin Payton's exhibition Broken Time: Sculpture by Martin Payton.
Read MoreFrom the galleries to the classroom
Since LSU Museum of Art is a university museum, one outcome I hope for most when organizing an exhibition is for students to deeply connect with work, and find relevance to their studies. This fall, the stars aligned with Broken Time, an exhibition of Martin Payton’s welded steel sculptures, and two classes led by LSU art professor Malcolm McClay.
Read MoreA closer look at Martin Payton's installation piece
One of the newest pieces in the Broken Time exhibition is Martin Payton's untitled installation. Learn how it was created, how we got it to the museum, and what it means.
Read MoreLPB's Art Rocks: Episode 513 with Martin Payton →
LPB's Art Rocks visits with Martin Payton to discuss his work and process, and what inspires him.
Read MoreCollection Spotlight: Ecce Homo in the Marketplace
Currently on display as part of this recurring series of collection spotlight exhibitions is this large-scale Flemish painting, Ecce Homo in the Marketplace.
Read MoreDecking the halls with budding local artists
This year's Shaw Center for the Arts Christmas tree holds a new element: over 500 ceramic ornaments handmade by middle and high school students of the Louisiana State University Laboratory School.
Read MoreMember spotlight: Nedra Hains
Nedra Hains has been a longtime supporter of both the arts in Baton Rouge and the role the LSU Museum of Art plays in our community.
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