Takashi Horisaki will be showcasing his work during Prospect.1. He tells about his work and involvement in the biennial below.

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I was first introduced to zines while taking a class in college, a young, anxious upstart with a zeal for self-expression. My professor was typically shaggy and erudite. He showed us documentaries on grits and garlic. We read strange pamphlets and sat in the dark, surrounded by the splendor of well-manicured Virginia hillsides and took in the injustice of The Thin Blue Line.

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Xavier Veilhan will be showcasing his work during Prospect.1. He tells about his work and involvement in the biennial below.

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A girl walks into a bar with Jacques Cousteau’s grandson and the heir to the Johnson and Johnson fortune. The bar happens to be a chic lounge in the Marigny and the girl happens to be me. The time happens to be last Saturday, and the lesson is that, in New Orleans, anything can happen.

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On November 1, 2008, Prospect.1 New Orleans, the largest biennial of international contemporary art ever organized in the United States, will open to the public in museums, historic buildings, and found sites throughout New Orleans. Our goal is to bring more attention to all of the incredible artists that will be showcasing their work during Prospect.1, and give a small peek behind the curtain into the mind of the artists.

Luis Cruz Azateca’s installation, entitled: SWEPT AWAY, will be seen in Prospect 1 at the Contemporary Arts Center.

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Check out this week’s selections from Nolaphile friends, Basin Street Records. This week we get to share work from artists Henry Butler, Jon Cleary, and Kermit Ruffins.

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