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Louisiana State Museum
until May 28, 2017
"Soul of the South: Selections from the Gitter-Yelen Collection" has more than 60 pieces of contemporary Southern art by 34 self-taught artists. These two- and three-dimensional works have been created by artists who lack of formal education. All are from the South, and the majority lives or lived in Louisiana. Featured artists include Howard Finster, Clementine Hunter, Sister Gertrude Morgan, "Prophet" Royal Robertson and Herbert Singleton.
Old U.S. Mint
400 Esplanade Ave
New Orleans, LA 70116
www.louisianastatemuseum.org
Sister Gertrude Morgan
Tattooed New York
Ace Harlyn
until April 30, 2017
"Tattooed New York" explores the diverse history of tattoos and the central role New York has played in their development over the past 300 years. More than 250 elements are on view, converging history and pop culture to tell the story of this art form.
New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West at Richard Gilder Way (77th Street), New York, NY 10024
www.nyhistory.org
European Outsider Art Association Conference
Alexander Lobanov
May 17–20, 2017
European Outsider Art Association's annual international conference and general assembly will take place from May 17–20 at GAIA Museum in Denmark. This year’s topic is Outsider Art photography.
GAIA Museum
Lene Bredahls Gade 10
8900 Randers C., Denmark
www.gaiamuseum.dk
www.outsiderartassociation.eu
Marie-Rose Lortet
until June 11
"Marie-Rose Lortet, Les Attrape-Monde" presents intricate woven textile works by the French self-taught artist.
Musée & Jardins Cécile Sabourdy
Le Presbytère, rue Chavaud
87260 Vicq-sur-Breuilh, France
www.museejardins-sabourdy.fr
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Featured Artist: Ted Ludwiczak
Riverside Rocks, Hudson River, New York State
Ted Ludwiczak was 30 when he arrived in the USA after World War II. A well-educated young man – speaking Polish, German and some English – he studied economics in his native Poland and had worked with the American military during the Allies’ postwar occupation of Germany.
He headed to New York, eventually finding and moving into the modest house he now occupies, alone, in his retirement. The house is located in Rockland County, New York, on the banks of the Hudson River. In the 1980s, Ludwiczak decided to build a retaining wall to prevent his yard from eroding and slipping into the river.
all photos by Edward M. Gómez
Using chunks of red river rock, he made his first stone carvings to adorn a section of this retaining wall. Ludwiczak says he tries not to impose a face or a style on his material as much as he seeks to respond to the “spirit of each stone” and thereby to give visible form to the character or personality he feels may be emanating from it.
Ted Ludwiczak is featured in the Outsider Art Sourcebook and in Raw Vision 66.
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