Is contemporary art for the birds? Michale Scott seems to think so. In his series of new paintings at the Cole Pratt Gallery, Scott explores contemporary culture – including contemporary art – with a cast of chickens and roosters. If these birds of a feather flock together, it seems they do so in all too human ways, as we see in Elvis Steppin’ Out to Sow His Seed (pictured). Here a proud rooster struts his stuff as he warily surveys his domain. Behind him, what appears to be a portal to a sunny, green pasture turns out to be a landscape painting on closer inspection. The world of appearances can be deceptive if not treacherous, especially for chickens. Another of Scott’s subjects is a transvestite pullet named Miss Penny, a social critic traumatized by the sight of all those slaughtered fowl in Baroque still-life paintings. Out to avenge her ancestors, Miss Penny is a player in what Scott describes as a postmodern satire on postmodernism and "the way art is interpreted and fed to people by museum curators and institutions." Scott’s new paintings can be seen at the Cole Pratt Gallery (3800 Magazine St., 891-6789) through December. – Bookhardt
Venues preceded by an asterisk are celebrating opening receptions this
week. Call each space for information.
A GALLERY FOR FINE PHOTOGRAPHY 322 Royal St., 568-1313 -- Jock
Sturges: New Work 1997-2000, through December.
A GALLERY NAMED DESIRE 315 Decatur St., 568-1688 -- Erotic and
pin-up art and books featuring works by Sorayama, Olivia, Vargas, Nagel, Newton
and others. Erotic photography and original works by local and national
artists.
ABITA ART GALLERY 72078 Maple St., Abita Springs, (504) 867-3323
--Spirit of Christmas, works by Rocpaul, Phillip Sage and Darlene Kenny.
ANGLADE-BARTHELEMY GALLERY 818 Royal St., 524-5926 --
Contemporary works by 15 Louisiana artists through December.
ARIODANTE 535 Julia St., 524-3233 -- Holiday gift show, through
Dec. 30.
ARTHUR ROGER GALLERY 432 Julia St., 522-1999 -- Glass works by
Mitchell Gaudet, drawings by W. Steve Rucker, through Dec. 30.
ARTIFACTS 2881 Highway 190, Mandeville, 626-1227 --
Painted metal fish by Keith Villere, sculpture by Brian Andreas, through
December.
ARTRESSA GALLERY 1528 Jackson Ave., 524-0100 -- Year in review
show featuring various artists, through December.
BARBARA LOUVIERE GALLERY 825 Royal St., 522-5626 -- Works by
gallery artists Stephanie Constanzi, Roy Ferdinand, Clementine Hunter and
Sister Gertrude Morgan.
BARRISTER'S GALLERY 1724 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 525-2767 --
Photo Anatomic, photographs of the collection of the T. Mutter Museum,
featuring the work of 12 artists, through January.
BERGEN GALLERIES 730 Royal St., 523-7882 -- Featuring the largest
collection in the South of fine art posters and limited-edition prints,
specializing in local artists, Block Art, vintage posters and more.
BERGERON STUDIO & GALLERY 516 Natchez St., 522-7503 -- Large
collection of historical and vintage silver gelatin photographs of New Orleans
and Louisiana, including works by C.F. Weber, Frank Gordon, Jack Beech and Gene
Leingang.
BERTA'S AND MINA'S ANTIQUITIES GALLERY -- 4138 Magazine St.,
895-6201 -- New paintings and dioramas by Louisiana self-taught folk artist
Nilo Lanzas.
BOURBON STREET GALLERY 541 Bourbon St., 522-3615 -- Italian
contemporary oil paintings by various artists.
BRUNNER GALLERY 522 N. New Hampshire St., Covington, 893-0444 --
The Art of Creative Giving, holiday show by gallery artists, through
Jan. 6
BRUNO GALLERIES 910 Julia St., 525-4288 -- Exclusive
representative of Royal Brierly Crystal, the crystal of Britain's Royal family
for more than a century; antique reproductions by master cabinetmaker Frank S.
Bruno. Works by Thomas Bruno, Natalie Gaidry, Greg Hymel, Joe Barth, Myra
Robinson and Lynn Rose Light.
CAMERON JONES 2127 Magazine St., 524-3119 -- Oils by Mika Anami,
watercolors by Doris Cowan, seriographs by Ronald Jones, acrylics by Marcel
Flisiuk and Marc Marino, mixed-media work by Vera Deville Judycki and Chris
Clark.
CARABAUX GALLERIES 3646 Magazine St., 894-1588 -- She
2000, featuring work by Misha Ambrosia, Cristy Gilbert, Nancy Patterson and
Kathy Sizeler, through December.
CARMEN LLEWELLYN GALLERY 240 Chartres St., 558-9859 -- Group show
by gallery artists, through December.
CAROL ROBINSON GALLERY 840 Napoleon Ave., 895-6130 -- Christmas
show featuring Noah Saterstrom, Christina Goodman and gallery artists, through
December.
COGLEY STUDIO & GALLERY 606 Tchoupitoulas St., 558-0062 --
Contemporary design gallery featuring metal sculptures and furniture by
artist/owner Luis Cogley. Jazz art and Southwest themes.
COLE PRATT GALLERY 3800 Magazine St., 891-6789 -- Cajun
Chickens, paintings by Michael Scott, through Dec. 30.
CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER 900 Camp St., 523-1216 -- Public Art New
Orleans, a celebration of the WPA; Neil Harshfield: Sins of
Ambivalence, through Feb. 18; Homage to the 20th Century, through
December.
CRESCENT GALLERY 531 Wilkinson Row, 525-5255 -- Mixed-media work
by Rolland Golden, through Dec. 21.
DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE 501 City Park Ave., 483-4048 -- New
Orleans Reflections, miniature buildings by Beverly Wellmeyer (Moss
Memorial Library).
DIVA GALLERY/STUDIO 1110 Antonine St. (at Magazine Street),
899-0275 -- Pastels by Ellen Hermanos, enamels by Kathy Deyoung, through
December.
DK CLAY 1943 Sophie Wright Place, 581-4700 -- Pottery by Debbie
Kraemer, Luminary Confections, works by Devin Mohr.
D.O.C.S. 709 Camp St., 524-3936 -- Paintings by Julian Touceda,
sculpture by Sally Barbier, through Jan. 3.
DU MONDE GALLERY 318 Royal St., 523-0078 -- New work by Linda
Lesperance, Joan Colomer, Pedro Fraile and Polly M.
ELLIOTT GALLERY 540 Royal St., 523-3554 -- Paintings and original
graphics by international artists Theo Tobiasse, David Schneuer, James Coignard
and more. New works from Bora Bora by French Polynesian artist Garrick
Yrondi.
ENOCH'S FRAMING AND GALLERY 4001 Baronne St., 897-2603 --
Original watercolors by Walter Anderson, Jennie Kasten and Linda Cuthbert;
painted Mardi Gras wood cut-outs and ornaments by Adrienne Fulco.
EUGENE'S 940 Royal St., 561-8851 -- Paintings by Peter Wood,
Josephine Wallis, and Anders Osborne.
EVANS GALLERY 3815 Magazine St., 897-2688 -- Bronzes by Tom
Corbin, through December.
FRANK GORDON GALLERY 501 State St., 899-9793 -- Photographs of
old New Orleans, including Canal St., St. Charles Hotel, the French Quarter and
the Riverfront.
GALERIE AVANCE 4202 Magazine St., 899-3995 -- Paintings and
drawings by Aubry Fredrick, through December.
GALLERY GORGON 2042 Magazine St., 2nd floor, 529-5350 --
Works by Terrance Osborne and Maggie McEleney, through December.
GALERIE LAFITTE 533 St. Louis St., 524-0105 -- New Orleans and
Venice, watercolors by English painter Geoffrey Humphries, through
December.
GALERIE LOUISIANE 910 Royal St., 581-4596 -- Works by
contemporary impressionist Fredrick Guess.
GALERIE SEVERN 3501 Severn Ave., Metairie, 888-5361 -- Paintings
by Dean Morrisey, through December.
GALERIE SIMONNE STERN 518 Julia St., 529-1118 -- Paintings by
Harold Reddicliffe and Ted Calas, through December.
GUTHRIE/RINARD GALLERY 738 Royal St., 522-6536 -- Original
serigraphs and paintings by Robert Guthrie and Matt Rinard.
HERIARD-CIMINO GALLERY 440 Julia St., 525-7300 -- Still-life
paintings by Libby Johnson, through Dec. 30.
HUBER HOUSE GALLERY 1522 St. Charles Ave., 561-0628 -- Paintings
by Connie Coogan, through December.
INTERNATIONAL FINE ART GALLERY 304 Chartres St., 569-9040 --
Paintings by Carolina Antoniadis, Jorge Sarsale and Andres Waissman; sculpture
by Tom Durham, through December.
KURT E. SCHON 510 St. Louis St., 524-5462 ; 523 Royal St.,
523-5902 -- European 19th century paintings and Cardinal paintings from
French artists such as Victor Marias Milton, Emile Godcheaux, through December.
LEMIEUX GALLERIES 332 Julia St., 522-5988 -- Confessions of a
Tree-Hugger, hand-colored infrared photographs by Bobby Wozniak, through
Dec. 30.
MARGUERITE OESTREICHER FINE ARTS 720 Julia St., 581-9253 --
Drawings by Tom Woodward, through Jan. 2, 2001.
MARIO VILLA GALLERY 3908 Magazine St., 895-8731 -- Paintings by
Carol Leake, through Jan. 15.
MARTIN LABORDE GALLERY 509 Royal St., 587-7111 -- Fine
contemporary paintings, graphics, sculpture and glass by more than 25 local and
national artists including LaBorde, Evelyn Jordan, Steve Martin and Ray Cole.
NEIGHBORHOOD GALLERY 1410 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 524-8800
-- Paintings by Ronald Jones, through December.
NEWCOMB ART GALLERY Tulane University, 865-5328 -- Two into
Three Dimensions, sculpture by David Smith, through Feb. 18.
N.O. SCHOOL OF GLASSWORKS & PRINTMAKING STUDIO 727 Magazine St.,
529-7277 -- Morning Forty Federation musical chairs, sculpted
glass angel wing charis by Jane Block and Josh Cohen; enameled copper wall
hangings and bowls by enamelist Catherine DeYoung, through Dec. 23.
POET'S GALLERY 3113 Magazine St., 899-4100 -- Works by Rob
Goldsmith, Jim Block, Amy McKinnon and Gergroy Kowalewski, through December.
POSITIVE SPACE GALLERY 2022 Magazine St., 522-9344 -- Photographs
by Mark Andrew, through December.
RHINO CONTEMPORARY CRAFT CO. Canal Place Shopping Centre,
523-7945 -- This non-profit organization features fine crafts by Louisiana
artists, demonstrations, workshops and special exhibits; Earth, Air, Fire
&Water, new and experimental work, through December.
RODRIGUE GALLERY OF NEW ORLEANS 721 Royal St., 581-4244 -- More
than 500 original renderings of the "Blue Dog" by artist George Rodrigue.
SHERMAN/RITTENBERG STUDIO 5015 Magazine St., 895-7844 --
Paintings, photographs and ceramics by Ivy Sherman; jewelry designs by Babette
Rittenberg.
STELLA JONES GALLERY Bank One Center, 201 St. Charles Ave.,
568-9050 -- Paintings by Larry Nevil and Randell Henry, through January.
STONE AND PRESS GALLERY 238 Chartres St., 561-8555 --
Contemporary mezzotints by American and European artists, plus work by
American scene artists of the early 20th century.
STONE AND PAPER ART CENTER 2020 Woodrow St., Mandeville, 674-9232
-- Group show including sculpture by Sam McCarty, paintings by Ralph Townsend,
and pottery by Shannon Conner, through December.
SYLVIA SCHMIDT GALLERY 400A Julia St., 522-2000 -- Do You Know
Your Nuts?, ceramic forms by Dana Chapman; Small Works, Christmas
miniatures, through December.
THOMAS MANN GALLERY 104 Magazine St., 581-2113 -- Architecture
to Wear, jewelry group show.
*WAITING ROOM GALLERY 904 Pauline St., 949-1805 -- Art
Breakers, paintings and electrical boxes by Natalie Guidry, through Jan. 27.
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