Prospect 4. The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp
Contributed by Aubrey Hays, Frere-Jones Type
on Apr 22nd, 2026. Artwork published in
October 2017
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Designed by Miko McGinty and Rita Jules, and featuring Retina by Frere-Jones Type, Prospect 4. The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp by Trevor Schoonmaker was published by DelMonco Books/Prestel in 2017. The cover typeface is LTC Kennerley.
Accompanying the international triennial Prospect New Orleans, Prospect 4. The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp, the publication features work by 73 artists and arts collectives illustrating transcultural connections through contemporary art. The fourth iteration evokes New Orleans’s natural environment–surrounded by bayous, lakes and wetlands near the mouth of the Mississippi River–and alludes to the city’s unique cultural landscape as a creative force.
