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Reservation X: The Power of Place in Aboriginal Contemporary Art [Paperback]

Gerald McMaster (Author)
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January 1, 1999
What is this place that Americans call the reservation, Canadians call the reserve, and many call "the rez"? For most contemporary Native people, this negotiated space is, was, or will be home.

Reservation X showcases installations created by seven of North America's foremost Native artists--Mary Longman, of Gordon Indian Reserve, Saskatchewan; Nora Naranjo-Morse, of Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico; Marianne Nicolson, of Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia; Shelley Niro, of Six Nations Reserve, Ontario; Jolene Rickard, of the Tuscarora Nation, New York; Mateo Romero, of Cochitl Pueblo, New Mexico; and C. Maxx Stevens, of the Seminole Nations, Oklahoma. Essays and modern and archival photographs set the installations into a rich variety of personal and political contexts.

Gerald McMaster, Nancy Marie Mithlo, Paul Chaat Smith, and Charlotte Townsend-Gault contribute essays on community and identity that range from art theory to pop culture, from historical analysis to anecdote; they also contribute profiles of the artists. Harry Foster provides photographs of the artists' installations, and the artists themselves comment on their lives, their art, and their communities.



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Installation art is not everyone's cup of tea; it's difficult and challenging and often controversial. The exhibition for which this is the catalog consists of seven installation pieces by young artists of Native American origin. The show, scheduled to be at the National Museum of the American Indian in New York this July, is curated by the editor. The meat here extends beyond the art on display: four essays investigate the challenge of being Native American today, when tradition is being challenged and various tribal customs are being joined in a sense of communality. The essays are followed by interesting interviews with the artists, who come from very different tribal backgrounds and who talk about their work, identity, and community. There are numerous photographs of the installations as well as of the artists, their reservations, and other pieces of their work; a short list of selected references, biographies of the contributors, and an index to illustrations are appended. Not an easy art book, this is certainly challenging and thought-provoking; for larger academic and public libraries with Native American or modern art slants.AGay W. Neale, Southside Virginia Community Coll., Alberta
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 168 pages
  • Publisher: University of Washington Press (January 1, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0295977752
  • ISBN-13: 978-0295977751
  • Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.3 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,891,688 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great exhibition, May 30, 2008
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I saw this exhibit in Santa Fe and in New York. It was amazing. It is a great memento to have. "Reservation X" and "Who Stole the Teepee?" were amazing exhibitions for their times.
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