Dapper Bruce Lafitte: "A Time Before Katrina"

In Dapper Bruce Lafitte's evocative exhibition, he lovingly, painstakingly documents Black life, cultural pride, and institutional memory in New Orleans. Working with ink on paper, using fine-tip pens, markers, and handcrafted paper, Lafitte creates powerful, bold compositions—a mournful requiem of pre-Katrina New Orleans featuring the city's former landmarks. The exhibition also retains hope, recognizing the resilience and cultural resistance of these communities, despite the surrounding swirl of chaos and transformation. noma.org.