Richard Misrach: After Katrina December 11, 2010–January 30, 2011
Richard Misrach, Untitled (New Orleans and the Gulf Coast), 2005, inkjet print, ed. #3/5, printed 2010.
Richard Misrach, Untitled (New Orleans and the Gulf Coast), 2005, inkjet print, ed. #3/5, printed 2010.
Richard Misrach, Untitled (New Orleans and the Gulf Coast), 2005, inkjet print, ed. #3/5, printed 2010.
Richard Misrach, Untitled (New Orleans and the Gulf Coast), 2005, inkjet print, ed. #3/5, printed 2010.
Richard Misrach, Untitled (New Orleans and the Gulf Coast), 2005, inkjet print, ed. #3/5, printed 2010.
Richard Misrach, Untitled (New Orleans and the Gulf Coast), 2005, inkjet print, ed. #3/5, printed 2010.
Richard Misrach, Untitled (New Orleans and the Gulf Coast), 2005, inkjet print, ed. #3/5, printed 2010.
Just after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city of New Orleans in 2005, photographer Richard Misrach used a 4-megapixel pocket camera to capture messages left behind by evacuees. Some are warnings; some are cries for help or encouragement; some are tallies of loss.
Misrach composed a visual narrative that reveals the wrenching anguish of dealing with the aftermath of this horrific storm. Commemorating the hurricane´s fifth anniversary, the exhibition Richard Misrach: After Katrina presents 69 photographs that Misrach has generously given to the MFAH.
Misrach (born 1949) is best known for his Desert Cantos series, initiated in 1979 and still ongoing. Each canto within the series investigates specific aspects of the American West, from issues of water, to tourism, to the presence of the U.S. military. While developing the Cantos, Misrach has also produced series on the Golden Gate Bridge and Hawaiian beaches. The MFAH collects Misrach´s work in depth and in 1996 organized the artist´s midcareer retrospective, Crimes and Splendors: The Desert Cantos of Richard Misrach.