The artist says she wants to “confront people with beauty and pride and complexity.”
Indigenous
Artists Reflect on the Harms of Data Collection
For her first museum exhibition, Grace Rosario Perkins invited four other artists to ponder the definition of data, centering questions about how it’s collected, authenticated, documented, and distributed — and by whom.
Don’t Fear a Red Planet, Selections From the World’s Only Native American Comic Shop
A suggested reading list from Red Planet Books and Comics highlighting Native American literary work.
Brad Kahlhamer and the Amalgamations of Existence
Relationships, not isolation, inform Kahlhamer’s ideas of identity
The Never-Ending Storytelling of Native American Jewelry and Its Makers
Two artists exemplify the power of storytelling at the center of Native American art.
At Art Toronto, a Third of Galleries Are Showing Indigenous Artists
“There was no call out to galleries to submit any specific work, only to submit their best work,” said fair director Mia Nielsen.
An Indigenous Perspective on Frida Kahlo
Kahlo’s aesthetic reflects the vogue of her time: the mythologizing of a homogenized Indigenous past afforded by her proximity to whiteness and wealth.
Met Museum Acknowledges It Is on Lenape Land with New Plaque
The initiative was led by curators Patricia Marroquin Norby and Sylvia Yount.
Mapping Jewish, Indigenous, and Spiritual Life in LA
UCLA’s “Engaging Living Religion” will look at how religious beliefs are presented and explored in museum galleries.
Three Films to Stream for Indigenous Peoples’ Day
These films tell stories of resistance, trauma, and healing without relying on tired stereotypes.
A Bill Offers California’s Indigenous Tribes Ownership of Ancestral Objects
Also, a work by Paolo Uccello, sold in a Sotheby’s sale this July for $3.1 million, was revealed to be looted by Nazis.
Indigenous Filmmakers Share Features, Shorts, and More Online
This weekend, the collective COUSIN presents film by directors they’ve commissioned new work from, including Colectivo Los Ingrávidos, seth cardinal dodginghorse, and more.