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In Looking the World in the Face, curator Amin Alsaden centres Indigenous and "otherized" artists as a statement of defiance.
Curators of the exhibition, a landmark collection of contemporary beadwork, want to break the idea that beadwork is a "relic of history."
.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... Lake Ontario Bandolier by Barry Ace, M’Chigeeng First Nation, Odawa Mnis (Manitoulin Island), Ontario, Canada. (Courtesy of SWAIA) Copyright © 2021 Albuquerque Journal At the mention of American Indian art, it’s easy to picture turquoise, silver, pottery and rugs. An online exhibition at market.swaia.org is pushing those aesthetic boundaries into more contemporary and conceptual art. These tex...
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Artist Barry Ace creates these gorgeous regalia pieces—and all from computer parts. Help keep local journalism fighting for you. Donate today to Friends of the Reporter. January 20 "I'm calling this an 'online exhibition,' and I want to be clear that it's not virtual," curator Amber-Dawn Bear Robe (Blackfoot Sikiska) tells SFR. "We want it to be an online gallery space, and each month we'll be doing a new theme." Bear Robe's upcoming online event through the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) fits with the organization's ongoing efforts to both offer up a more robust on...