Hurricane Katrina 5 year Anniversary- Richard Misrach + Dave Anderson= Aperture Foundation

Photo by Richard Misrach courtesy of Aperture Foundation

It has been 5 long years since Hurricane Katrina left a path of destruction to several southern states and areas. There has been some progress but still, a lot of work needs to be done. Photographer Richard Misrach spent some time down in New Orleans during 2005 and captured the mood, desolation, destruction and visuals by photographing several structures, objects and facades in which mostly text was written on.

The text written on the structures surfaces truly tell  the story. I saw the book and must tell you that is phenomenal and it is a must have, not only for its content but also because, the artist royalties are being donated to the Make it Right Foundation, which is currently rebuilding the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans. By buying this great book you will be contributing to rebuild a part of America that 5 years later still needs help. Kudos to Aperture Foundation for publishing such a heartfelt book and Richard Misrach for telling the story with such strong images.

There is also another book by Dave Anderson  titled One Block : A New Orleans Neighborhood Rebuilds(see more info below) that also, focuses in a particular block in New Orleans. Dave Anderson just had his solo show about this series at Clampart Gallery : http://www.clampart.com/artists/anderson/andersonob1.htm

Here is some info from Exposures, Aperture Foundation blog:

One Block: A New Orleans Neighborhood Rebuilds by Dave Anderson and Destroy This Memoryby Richard Misrach, both new books from Aperture, document and reflect on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans’ road to recovery. On the occasion of the 5th anniversary of Katrina, these projects provide valuable and powerful portraits of the storm’s impact. Recent profiles on the New York Times Lens Blog, Nola.com, NPR provide insight into these bodies of work and now a number of upcoming events in New Orleans will bring the photographers and the work itself to New Orleans. Commemorate the past five years in New Orleans at the following exhibitions, events and block party taking place this week:

One Block:

One Block: A New Orleans Neighborhood Rebuilds 
Opening reception: Thursday, August 26th, 2010, 6:00PM
Exhibition on view: August 26, 2010 - Sunday, January 2, 2011

Ogden Museum of Southern Art
University of New Orleans
925 Camp Street
New Orleans, Louisiana

One Block: Block Party
Presented by Aperture, Oxford American and the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans
Saturday, August 28, 2010, 4:00 - 8:00 pm

500 block of Caffin Street
New Orleans, Louisiana

Destroy This Memory:

Unititled (New Orleans and the Gulf Coast 2005): Photographs by Richard Misrach 
Exhibition on view Saturday, August 28, 2010 - Sunday, Occtober 24, 2010

The New Orleans Museum of Art
One Collins C. Diboll Circle
City Park
New Orleans Louisiana

Richard Misrach Artist Lecture and Book Signing
Sunday, August 29, 2010, 2:00 pm

The New Orleans Museum of Art
Stern Auditorium
One Collins C. Diboll Circle
City Park
New Orleans, Louisiana

Click here to view Dave Anderson’s One Block: A New Orleans Neighborhood Rebuilds

Click here to view Richard Misrach’s Destroy This Memory

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One Block: A New Orleans Neighborhood Rebuilds by Dave Anderson and Destroy This Memoryby Richard Misrach, both new books from Aperture, document and reflect on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans’ road to recovery. On the occasion of the 5th anniversary of Katrina, these projects provide valuable and powerful portraits of the storm’s impact. Recent profiles on the New York Times Lens Blog, Nola.com, NPR provide insight into these bodies of work and now a number of upcoming events in New Orleans will bring the photographers and the work itself to New Orleans. Commemorate the past five years in New Orleans at the following exhibitions, events and block party taking place this week:
One Block:
One Block: A New Orleans Neighborhood Rebuilds 
Opening reception: Thursday, August 26th, 2010, 6:00PM
Exhibition on view: August 26, 2010 - Sunday, January 2, 2011
Ogden Museum of Southern Art
University of New Orleans
925 Camp Street
New Orleans, Louisiana
One Block: Block Party
Presented by Aperture, Oxford American and the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans
Saturday, August 28, 2010, 4:00 - 8:00 pm
500 block of Caffin Street
New Orleans, Louisiana
Destroy This Memory:
Unititled (New Orleans and the Gulf Coast 2005): Photographs by Richard Misrach 
Exhibition on view Saturday, August 28, 2010 - Sunday, Occtober 24, 2010
The New Orleans Museum of Art
One Collins C. Diboll Circle
City Park
New Orleans Louisiana
Richard Misrach Artist Lecture and Book Signing
Sunday, August 29, 2010, 2:00 pm
The New Orleans Museum of Art
Stern Auditorium
One Collins C. Diboll Circle
City Park
New Orleans, Louisiana

Photograph by Richard Misrach courtesy of Aperture Foundation

Click here to view Dave Anderson’s One Block: A New Orleans Neighborhood Rebuilds
Click here to view Richard Misrach’s Destroy This Memory
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