Detail: Prospect.2, the second iteration of the New Orleans biennial, will launch on October 22, 2011 and run through January 29, 2012.
Prospect.2 will present the work of local, national, and international artists from more than 20 countries and from diverse cultural, generational and artistic backgrounds. Each artist in the exhibition will be provided with a dedicated space or venue located in sites throughout the New Orleans metropolitan area. Many of the world's most promising and/or recognized artists will be invited to develop major new projects to be premiered in New Orleans during the biennial. The full list of artists and venues will be announced in the spring of 2010.
"New Orleans is a city that was always destined to have an important role in the international cultural dialogue," said Dan Cameron. "Prospect.1 was in many ways an experiment and we are entering its second iteration with much more certainty about our capacity to produce the event. But the same principle that presided over the founding of Prospect New Orleans remains, and will continue to remain, connecting people with art on the most fundamental level".
Produced by U.S. Biennial, it is the largest biennial of international contemporary art in the United States and, following the success of Prospect.1 in 2008, one of the most important arts events on the international calendar. Prospect.2 will be presenting more than 60 artists in individual and group exhibitions, which will spread throughout the city. Dan Cameron, who founded Prospect New Orleans, is once again curating the programs, while Barbara Motley, a local arts and culture leader, joined the team as the new Executive Director and will work with Cameron to achieve the ambitious goals set for the biennial in 2010 and subsequent years.