Price of Nostalgia

Paintings of old cars and roadside images of New Orleans have assembled for Price of Nostalgia to commemorate the upcoming 20th anniversary of hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. The series also explores collective sense of direction and meanings of global citizenship through symbols of American nostalgia. Visible modifications took place in the city since 2005, but significant wear and tear remain out of necessity and will. Nostalgia bonds strangers and stifles progress at the same time. While constant dissonance swirls in the wind, handsome gas guzzlers dream of distant cousins lost in the flood.

On view July 12 - August 3, 2025, at Staple Goods, 1340 St. Roch Ave., New Orleans, LA 70117 

Opening Reception: Saturday, July 12, 2025, 6-9pm