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 | Dec 10, 2016 | Awards, Festivals, Louisiana, Michel Varisco, Michel Varisco Art, Michel Varisco Artist, New Orleans, New Orleans Art, New Orleans Artist, News, On Site, Site Specific Installation, Turning
“Turning” (Prayer wheels in action) at Lafayette Square on temporary loan before it’s final destination!
by | Jul 10, 2016 | Biennials, Climate Change, Contemporary Art, Environment, Louisiana, Michel Varisco, Michel Varisco Art, Michel Varisco Artist, New Orleans, New Orleans Art, New Orleans Artist, Public Art, Time Lapse, Turning, Video
Creating one of the 3 mosaics as a base for the “Turning sculpture (prayer wheels)” with Italian porcelain. The pattern is of the Mississippi River creating new land over thousands of years (from the Fisk Maps of 1944). Each mosaic weighs about 200 lbs as finished...
