MONA: Not Vanishing: Contemporary Expressions in Indigenous Art, 1977-2015
Name:
MONA: Not Vanishing: Contemporary Expressions in Indigenous Art, 1977-2015
Date:
October 10, 2015 - January 3, 2016
Website:
http://monamuseum.org/
Event Description:
This Autumn MoNA presents, Not Vanishing: Contemporary Native American Art, 1977-2015, throughout all eight of the museum’s galleries. This exhibition, curated by Gail Tremblay and Miles R. Miller, examines the evolution of the Contemporary Native American Arts Movement and the works of artists living in the Northwest, with significant emphasis on the Puget Sound and Plateau regions.
The exhibition features more than 40 artists from tribes throughout the region, including established artists who have shaped the movement for years along with emerging artists who are keeping the movement alive.
Together the objects and installations in the museum’s galleries reveal the complexity of what it means to be an Indigenous artist today. This group of artists combines knowledge of Indigenous culture and aesthetics with an understanding of the postcolonial history of North America and its effect on Indigenous peoples.
The exhibition features more than 40 artists from tribes throughout the region, including established artists who have shaped the movement for years along with emerging artists who are keeping the movement alive.
Together the objects and installations in the museum’s galleries reveal the complexity of what it means to be an Indigenous artist today. This group of artists combines knowledge of Indigenous culture and aesthetics with an understanding of the postcolonial history of North America and its effect on Indigenous peoples.
