If you missed Mardi Gras, no worries. New Orleans is always a good idea (like Paris).
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Emerging Artist Fabiola Jean Louis Rewrites History at The Harlem School of the Arts
I trekked up to Harlem to catch the debut show of mixed-media artist Fabiola Jean Louis, a Brooklyn-based Haitian artist that "explores the events of the past, present, and the possibilities of the future that involve her community." I'd heard great buzz about her last year during Afro Punk (which I missed) and she'd been on my radar to check out ever since. A friend put me on to her latest show, "Re-writing History: Paper Gowns and Photographs."
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Locked Up: Inside Philadelphia's Eastern State Penitentiary
It's one of the oldest prisons in America (1829), the most expensive public building ever at the time it was constructed, and became one of the most famous prisons in the world. No seriously, it was a tourist attraction. Blame the architecture, not the most famous prisoner, Al Capone. Both are pretty fascinating.
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