New Orleans Biennial 'Prospect 3' Leads The Way In Art World Diversity

Whitney Biennial, take note. Contemporary art is taking over the city of New Orleans for "Prospect 3," a city-wide festival comprised of 58 artists and 18 locations. And, as reported by Julia Halperin for The Art Newspaper, it's "the most racially diverse US biennial in recent history." Of the exhibited artists, 22 are African-American and 44 are artists of color. While Whitney Chief Curator Donna De Salvo dubbed 2013's biennial "one of the broadest and most diverse takes on art in the United St...