Mario Moore: Responding to History Opens July 14, 2022 at LSU Museum of Art

Baton Rouge, Louisiana— LSU MOA is pleased to present Mario Moore: Responding to History. Featuring two paintings and two drawings, the showing provides an in-depth look at Moore’s nuanced artwork During and After the Battle. At over five feet by six feet, the large-scale artwork offers much to contemplate. The painting within the painting makes this work even more intriguing. A product of a collaboration with fellow artist Mark Gibson, During and After the Battle responds to classical painting traditions, American history, and the Civil War, and reflects on the past and the present. Mario Moore: Responding to History also includes Gibson’s painting Battle of Antietam, which gives visitors another view into Moore’s process for During and After the Battle.

Moore recently had an exhibition of his work at the Arthur Roger Gallery in New Orleans, Louisiana entitled A New Republic, which included a series of paintings depicting Civil War scenes placed in contemporary settings. Drawing influences from Peter Paul Rubens, During and After the Battle realistically depicts the violence of the Civil War and references elements of Black masculinity.

About the Artist Mario Moore creates lifelike and frequently life-sized paintings of family, friends, and acquaintances. His works evoke physical presence and highlight the individual, while also cementing the subject as a part of history and art history. Moore lives and works in Detroit, Michigan. He received his master of fine arts in painting from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, and a bachelor of fine arts in illustration from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit.

Support for this exhibition and all LSU MOA exhibitions is provided by the Annual Fund Exhibition Fund donors. This exhibition has been organized by Clarke Brown, LSU MOA Curatorial Fellow. Moore’s painting was acquired in 2020 with funds from the Winifred and Kevin Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists.

On view at LSU Museum of Art July 14–October 23, 2022

*There will not be an opening reception for this exhibition on July 14. Reception will be held Thursday, August 18.

Gallery Talk on Thursday, August 18 at 6:45 PM
Learn more about this exhibition during this talk with LSU MOA Curatorial Fellow, Clarke Brown, who organized Mario Moore: Responding to History.

Virtual Artist Talk with Mario Moore Fall 2022 (Date TBD)

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LSU MOA thanks the generous donors to the LSU MOA Annual Exhibition Fund for making this exhibition possible: Louisiana CAT; The Imo N. Brown Memorial Fund in memory of Heidel Brown and Mary Ann Brown; The Alma Lee, H. N., and Cary Saurage Fund; Charles "Chuck" Edward Schwing; Robert and Linda Bowsher; LSU College of Art + Design; Mr. and Mrs. Sanford A. Arst; and The Newton B. Thomas Family/Newtron Group Fund.

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LSU Museum of Art is supported in part by a grant from the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, funded by the East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President and Metro Council. Additional support is provided by generous donors to the Annual Exhibition Fund, members, and community partners. Supported by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council. Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support provided by Art Bridges and Junior League of Baton Rouge. Thank you to the following sponsors of Free Friday Nights and Free First Sundays at LSU MOA: Louisiana Lottery Corporation and IBERIABANK, a division of First Horizon, for sponsoring free admission and Louisiana CAT for sponsoring programming.

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