by | Nov 27, 2017 | Arts Council of New Orleans, City of New Orleans, Climate Change, Contemporary Art, Environment, Events, Exhibitions, Installation Views, Lafitte Greenway, Louisiana, Michel Varisco, Michel Varisco Art, Michel Varisco Artist, Mississippi River, New Orleans, New Orleans Art, New Orleans Artist, News, On Site, Prospect4, Public Art, Site Specific Installation, Turning
The opening dedication of “Turning: prayer wheels for the Mississippi River” on Prospect.4 biennial opening weekend was a wonderful event. Photo: Julie Dermansky Commissioned by the Arts Council of New Orleans Percent for Art program, the City of...
by | Nov 27, 2017 | Arts Council of New Orleans, City of New Orleans, Louisiana, Media, Michel Varisco, Michel Varisco Art, Michel Varisco Artist, Mississippi River, New Orleans, New Orleans Art, New Orleans Artist, News, Newspaper, Prospect4, Reviews
John D’Addario profiled “Turning: prayer wheels for the Mississippi River” for the Prospect.4 biennial in The Advocate, read here
by | Jul 10, 2017 | AerialPhotography, ClimateChangePhotography, Contemporary Art, Environment, EnvironmentalPhotography, Fluid States, Land Art, Louisiana, Louisiana Life, Magazine, Michel Varisco, Michel Varisco Art, Michel Varisco Artist, Mississippi River, New Orleans, New Orleans Art, New Orleans Artist, News, Photography, Reviews, Shifting
Big thanks to John Kemp for this comprehensive interview and essay about my work in Louisiana Life Magazine.
by | Jul 10, 2017 | Arts Council of New Orleans, Biennials, City of New Orleans, Climate Change, Contemporary Art, Environment, Lafitte Greenway, Louisiana, Michel Varisco, Michel Varisco Art, Michel Varisco Artist, New Orleans, News, Public Art, Site Specific Installation, Turning
Honored to be included in Prospect.4: The Lotus In Spite of the Swamp. Prospect New Orleans...
by | Mar 29, 2017 | Contemporary Art, Installation shots, Louisiana, Michel Varisco, Michel Varisco Art, Michel Varisco Artist, New Orleans, New Orleans Art, New Orleans Artist, News
Now for preparing the site where the sculptures will finally go. As in the mock up, we want to restore the little 30′ diameter meadow with wildflowers and native grasses. The site as we found it, was overrun with invasive grasses called torpedo weeds and nut grasses....
by | Jan 31, 2017 | Magazine, Mississippi River, Photography
A dear friend Lara Naughton wrote this wonderful article on another dear friend and teacher of the River Captain Jared Austin. Please check it out! Modern Day Mark Twain
