October 30th – Nov 5th 2009

Deitch Projects’ Artist SWOON Dresses Up The Ninth Ward For The New Orleans Airlift!

Internationally known artist Swoon visited The New Orleans Airlift for a week of costumes and wheatpasting.  In addition to leaving her mark on our future offices, she traveled around town and into the Lower Ninth Ward to bring her particular kind of people-centered beauty to neglected buildings and houses.

Doug McCash, Arts writer for the New Orleans Times Picayune, covered it from his perspective on his widely-read blog. following a controversial discussion of the work of Banksy, a London based graffiti writer cum fine artist who left his (very politically astute) mark on the city. Doug’s provocative work has become the center of debate in New Orleans – as citizens weigh the merits of graffiti versus architectural blight.

Watch Doug’s video of Swoon’s work here…