Where the Power Is
Indigenous Perspectives on Northwest Coast Art
Will be published approx. on 14. April 2022
Book
Hardback
372 pages
978-1-77327-051-7 (ISBN)
Description
Where the Power Is: Indigenous Perspectives on Northwest Coast Art brings together contemporary Indigenous knowledge holders with extraordinary works of historical Northwest Coast art that transcend the category of "art" or "artifact" and embody distinct ways of knowing and being in the world. Dozens of Indigenous artists and community members visited the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia to engage with these objects and learn from the hands of their ancestors. The photographs and their commentaries speak to the connections between tangible and intangible cultural belongings; how "art" remains part of Northwest Coast peoples' ongoing relationships to their territories and governance; Indigenous experiences of reconnection, reclamation, and return; and critical and necessary conversations around the role of museums.
Reviews / Votes
"Offers deep insights and opens doors to ways of thinking about material culture that go beyond the visual to break down divisions between art and artifact."-Art in America
"A remarkable book"
-The British Columbia Review
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Vancouver
Canada
Edition type
Bilingual edition
Product notice
Trade binding
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 315 mm
Width: 270 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
2647 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-77327-051-7 (9781773270517)
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Persons
Karen Duffek is the Curator of Contemporary Visual Arts and Pacific Northwest at MOA. Committed to supporting the activation of Northwest Coast Indigenous collections inside and outside the museum, her research, exhibitions, and publications focus on the relationships between historical and contemporary art practices, museum collections, communities, and art markets. Bill McLennan (1948-2020) was Curator, Pacific Northwest at MOA. His pioneering research with infrared photography resulted in The Transforming Image: Painted Arts of Northwest Coast First Nations (with Karen Duffek, 2000); this book and other achievements reflect his passion for researching the history and dynamics of Northwest Coast art, and for sharing his knowledge with others. Jordan Wilson is a Musqueam curator, writer, and PhD student in Anthropology at New York University. He has published on Musqueam and contemporary Indigenous art, and has co-curated two exhibitions at MOA: c?sna??m, the city before the city (2015) and In a Different Light: Reflecting on Northwest Coast Art (2017).