Quintron and Miss Pussycat’s new exhibit, Parallel Universe: Quintron and Miss Pussycat Live at City Park,  opened at the New Orleans Art Museum with a party this past Friday, January 29. The king and queen of the hour, Quintron and Miss Pussycat, were there for the reception, along with what must have been over 75% of the New Orleans hipster contingent.

The exhibit contains Miss Pussycat’s puppets; video kiosks for watching her puppet shows; displays of Quintron’s Drum Buddies, including an interactive, arcade version of the Drum Buddy, open for the public to manipulate; and above the drum buddies, covering the walls of the gallery salon-style, are dozens of paintings from NOMA’s vaults. The show runs until May 2, and will feature Quintron recording material in the gallery for a new album every Wednesday through Sunday during regular museum hours. A listening party is planned at the end of April for the public to hear the results of these recordings.

Below are photos from Friday’s opening party, all taken by Elsa Hahne. To learn more about the exhibition, check out the article “Framed” from our February 2010 issue.

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