The New Orleans Museum of Artwork will current the primary monographic exhibition of the work of Hayward L. Oubre, Jr. (1916–2006) with Hayward Oubre: Structural Integrity.

An American modernist, Oubre was born in New Orleans and was the primary scholar to graduate with a Bachelor of Nice Arts diploma from Dillard College.

“This exhibition is a vital reexamination of American modernism from the vantage level of the South—and thru the eyes of a New Orleans–born artist,” Susan M. Taylor, The Montine McDaniel Freeman Director of NOMA, stated in a information launch.

Predominately identified for his sculpture, he reworked wire hangers into three-dimensional artworks.

The present will characteristic 48 sculptures, work, and prints by Oubre. The exhibit consists of items on mortgage from the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork, the Nationwide Gallery of Artwork, and the Excessive Museum of Artwork—in addition to main collections of African American artwork.

“Oubre’s work demonstrates the very important position of Southern artists and Black artists inside American modernism. This presentation at NOMA will provide guests an overdue take a look at Oubre’s work and the chance to attract connections with different essential artists represented within the museum’s everlasting assortment,” Anne Collins Smith, Chief Curator at NOMA, stated in a information launch.

The present was organized by the Birmingham Museum of Artwork and can run January 30 by means of Could 3, 2026. NOMA will host a number of occasions throughout the run of the exhibition, together with a gap evening for members of the museum January 30, a collection of clay sculpture workshops for these over 55, gallery talks and a e-book membership.

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