CULTURE

Photos: The New New Orleans Emerges On the Art World’s Map

by Ally Betker

New Orleans Photographer Frank Aymami

With the art star Adam Pendleton’s first solo museum show at the Contemporary Arts Center, a city in transition arrives as the newest stop on the international art circuit.

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Adam Pendleton. Photo by Frank Aymami.

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The opening of Adam Pendleton’s Becoming Imperceptible at the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, LA. Photo by Frank Aymami.

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The opening of Adam Pendleton’s Becoming Imperceptible at the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, LA. Photo by Frank Aymami.

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The Edna Karr High School Drumline. Photo by Frank Aymami.

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“Untitled (1958),” Adam Pendleton, 2016. Photo by Jonathan Traviesa.

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“My Education: A Portrait of David Hilliard,” Adam Pendleton, 2011–2014. Photo by Jonathan Traviesa.

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“Notes on Black Dada Nihilismus (proper nouns),” Adam Pendleton, 2009. Photo by Jonathan Traviesa.

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“Untitled (code poem),” Adam Pendleton, 2016. Photo by Jonathan Traviesa.

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The Edna Karr High School Drumline. Photo by Frank Aymami.

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“Untitled (code poem),” Adam Pendleton, 2016. Photo by Jonathan Traviesa.

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“A Victim of American Democracy II (wall work),” Adam Pendleton, 2015. Photo by Jonathan Traviesa.

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Andrea Andersson. Photo by Frank Aymami.

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“Independance (Protest II),” Adam Pendleton, 2015. Photo by Jonathan Traviesa.

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“Yes But,” Adam Pendleton, 2008. Photo by Jonathan Traviesa.

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The Edna Karr High School Drumline. Photo by Frank Aymami.