{"id":14490,"date":"2024-03-20T12:45:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T16:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=14490"},"modified":"2024-03-20T12:45:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T16:45:39","slug":"dapper-bruce-lafitte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/dapper-bruce-lafitte\/","title":{"rendered":"Dapper Bruce Lafitte"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6584\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-14490-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2024\/DapperBruceLafitte.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2024\/DapperBruceLafitte.mp3\">https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2024\/DapperBruceLafitte.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><i><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14507 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DAPPER-profile-pic-copy.jpg?resize=210%2C315&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DAPPER-profile-pic-copy.jpg?w=533&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DAPPER-profile-pic-copy.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/alchemy-gallery.com\/exhibitions\/22-the-game-is-mine-dapper-bruce-lafitte\/overview\/\">Dapper Bruce Lafitte<\/a> (b. 1972 New Orleans) <\/i><i>is a self-trained artist who began making <\/i><i>and showing work in the aftermath of <\/i><i>Hurricane Katrina to commemorate the <\/i><i>then-decimated street culture of parades <\/i><i>and marching bands of New Orleans. <\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>He has exhibited locally, nationally and <\/i><i>internationally, notably at the Prospect <\/i><i>Biennial, New Orleans, and in solo shows at <\/i><i>the Ohr-O\u2019Keefe Museum, Biloxi, MS; M+B <\/i><i>Gallery, Los Angeles; Fierman Gallery, New <\/i><i>York; Gryder Gallery, New Orleans; Atlanta <\/i><i>Contemporary, Atlanta, and Vacant Gallery, <\/i><i>Tokyo. Lafitte\u2019s work has been in group <\/i><i>shows and fairs at the Brodsky Center, New <\/i><i>York; Dieu Donn\u00e9, New York; Tatjana <\/i><i>Pieters, Belgium; and the Outsider Art Fair, <\/i><i>Paris. Lafitte\u2019s next solo exhibition, The <\/i><i>Game is Mine, will be at Alchemy Gallery starting March 7. <\/i><i>Lafitte\u2019s work is held in the permanent collections of the New Orleans Museum of Art, <\/i><i>and has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper\u2019s Magazine and Victory Journal. In 2009, <\/i><i>he was a recipient of a Joan Mitchell Foundation artist award and was a mentee by <\/i><i>renowned curator and tastemaker Diego Cortez prior to his passing in 2021.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14506\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14506\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14506\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Canal-and-Carrollton-Ave-on-a-Saturday-2023.jpg?resize=696%2C838&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Canal-and-Carrollton-Ave-on-a-Saturday-2023-scaled.jpg?resize=850%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Canal-and-Carrollton-Ave-on-a-Saturday-2023-scaled.jpg?resize=249%2C300&amp;ssl=1 249w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Canal-and-Carrollton-Ave-on-a-Saturday-2023-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C926&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Canal-and-Carrollton-Ave-on-a-Saturday-2023-scaled.jpg?resize=1274%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1274w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Canal-and-Carrollton-Ave-on-a-Saturday-2023-scaled.jpg?resize=1699%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1699w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Canal-and-Carrollton-Ave-on-a-Saturday-2023-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C839&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Canal-and-Carrollton-Ave-on-a-Saturday-2023-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C1287&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Canal-and-Carrollton-Ave-on-a-Saturday-2023-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C2314&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Canal-and-Carrollton-Ave-on-a-Saturday-2023-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Canal-and-Carrollton-Ave-on-a-Saturday-2023-scaled.jpg?w=2088&amp;ssl=1 2088w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Canal and Carrollton Ave on a Saturday, 62&#215;42 inches archival ink on acid free paper, 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14508\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14508\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14508\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Canal-and-Claiborne-Ave-Saturday-Night-2024.jpg?resize=696%2C864&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Canal-and-Claiborne-Ave-Saturday-Night-2024-scaled.jpg?resize=825%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 825w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Canal-and-Claiborne-Ave-Saturday-Night-2024-scaled.jpg?resize=242%2C300&amp;ssl=1 242w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Canal-and-Claiborne-Ave-Saturday-Night-2024-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C953&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Canal-and-Claiborne-Ave-Saturday-Night-2024-scaled.jpg?resize=1238%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1238w, 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class=\"wp-caption-text\">Canal and Claiborne Ave Saturday Night, 62&#215;42 inches archival ink on acid free paper, 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14509\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14509\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14509\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Fat-Tuesday-in-the-Lafitte-Projects-2024.jpg?resize=696%2C826&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Fat-Tuesday-in-the-Lafitte-Projects-2024-scaled.jpg?resize=863%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 863w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Fat-Tuesday-in-the-Lafitte-Projects-2024-scaled.jpg?resize=253%2C300&amp;ssl=1 253w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Fat-Tuesday-in-the-Lafitte-Projects-2024-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C911&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Fat-Tuesday-in-the-Lafitte-Projects-2024-scaled.jpg?resize=1295%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1295w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Fat-Tuesday-in-the-Lafitte-Projects-2024-scaled.jpg?resize=1727%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1727w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Fat-Tuesday-in-the-Lafitte-Projects-2024-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C825&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Fat-Tuesday-in-the-Lafitte-Projects-2024-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C1267&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Fat-Tuesday-in-the-Lafitte-Projects-2024-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C2277&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Fat-Tuesday-in-the-Lafitte-Projects-2024-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Fat-Tuesday-in-the-Lafitte-Projects-2024-scaled.jpg?w=2088&amp;ssl=1 2088w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14509\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fat Tuesday in the Lafitte Projects, 62&#215;42 inches archival ink on acid free paper, 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2024\/DapperBruceLafitte.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing listDapper Bruce Lafitte (b. 1972 New 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