In Prospect New Orleans, artists rely on history to capture the city’s complicated present
Just like the first Prospect launched during the long recovery phase of an emergency, so is the Prospect.5. While the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and destruction caused across Louisiana by Hurricane Ida last August held back the opening of this exhibit, in some ways these crises have made this year’s edition a ‘all the more relevant and necessary in the city. While previous iterations of the Triennale opened wide, this fall, Prospect.5 opened relatively quietly, launching a few theaters at a time over the past month and moving its official gala to January 2022.
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