Adore March 2020

FROM THE EDITOR

S ome people have tried and true routines and traditions surrounding how they "do" Mardi Gras. They watch parades from the same spot yearly, swear allegiance to one bakery for king cake, and have their favorite krewes. That's not me. What I love about carnival is that there are endless ways to enjoy it and I like to change it up each year. One year, I costumed and walked in the St. Anne parade through the French Quarter on a sparkling Mardi Gras Day and another was all about the formal viewing stands and private balconies. This year my best friend from childhood rode on the Big Shot float in the Zulu parade, so you can bet I was up at the crack of dawn to catch coconuts, something I hadn't done since college. I also went behind the scenes of one debutante's season, another thing I hadn't done since my Tulane days. All of the moving pieces and parts —dressmakers, caterers, designers, artists, and musicians —were exciting to see fast at work with so much creativity. This is one talented city and I'm already thinking about how I want to experience Mardi Gras next year. Buddha and Shiva Lotus and Dragon Masterworks from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection at Asia Society by katy danos

photo by joshua brasted

MARCH 13 – JUNE 7, 2020

www.noma.org IMAGE Made in Pakistan, Gandhara area, Head of Buddha, Kushan period, late 2nd–early 3rd century, Schistose phyllite, Asia Society, New York: Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection, 1979.2, Photograph by Synthescape, courtesy American Federation of Arts

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