Conspicuous: Satirical Works by Caroline Durieux

What gestures, habits, and patterns unite people with money? Early 20th century Louisiana artist Caroline Durieux believed it to be two things: consumption and leisure. In Conspicuous: Satirical Works by Caroline Durieux, now on display at the LSU Museum of Art, Durieux captures the sometimes absurdist patterns of American and Mexican bourgeoisie in sketches, often drawn directly on the lithographic stone. 

The artist is best known for her research in electron printmaking and radioactive inks during her time as a professor at Louisiana State University. The LSU Museum of Art possesses nearly three hundred works by her. Conspicuous will be on display from March 19–August 30. lsumoa.org.