Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
On Wednesday, April 25, join the Newcomb Art Museum for an incredible panel, moderated by Rebecca Snedeker, with the archivists of the various collections across Tulane as they discuss their responsibilities as cultural curators and the role od archives on campus.
In celebration of the New Orleans Tri-centennial, Newcomb Art Museum has on display an exhibit entitled EMPIRE, an immersive art installation by Los Angeles-based artists Fallen Fruit, from April 13, 2018 to July 7, 2018 on Tulane University's uptown campus.
In EMPIRE, Fallen Fruit intentionally includes historical records, ephemeral artifacts, artworks and objects culled from various archives across Tulane's campus and recontextualizes them in the museum. The archives include those from the Amistad Research Center, Hogan Jazz Archive, the Latin American Library, Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane Law Library, Tulane University Archives, Middle American Research Institute, Newcomb Art Museum, Newcomb College Institute, Royal D. Suttkus Fish Collection/Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute and Southeastern Architectural Archive.
This panel is free and open to the public.
Featuring
Kara Olidge, Executive Director
Amistad Research Assistant
Alaina Hébert, Associate Curator of Graphics
Hogan Jazz Archive
Leon Miller, Head of the Louisiana Research Collection
Caroline Parris, Collections Manager
Middle American Research Institute
Sierra Polisar, Art Collections Manager & Registrar
Newcomb Art Museum
Chloe Raud, Head of Newcomb Archives and Vorhoff library Special Collections
Newcomb Art Institute
Justin Mann, Collections Manager
Royal D. Suttkus Fish Collection
Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute
Kevin Williams, Archivist
Southeastern Architectural Archive
Ann Case, University Archivist
Howard-Tilton Memorial Library Tulane University Archives
Learn more about the installation by visiting the Newcomb Art Museum’s website. The exhibition has also been featured in the Tulane Hullabaloo and Tulane New Wave.
