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Louisiana's Top 10 Contemporary Artists & Where to Find Them — theculturetrip.com

Luis Cruz Azaceta is a Cuban-American painter who moved his family from New York City to New Orleans in 1972. Azaceta’s work focuses on urban themes such as the immigrant experience, personal isolation in crowded cities, violence, government mismanagement, and the effects of AIDS. He sees art as a political vehicle, a way to confront the world’s evils rather than escape from them. After moving to New Orleans, Azaceta began photographing the city and incorporating new types of materials into his work, such as nails, metal studs, wood, plastic fencing and sheet metal. Much of his work after Hurricane Katrina focused on the social meltdown that occurred during the aftermath of the storm.

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