September 6, 2024
Powerful Narratives: Contemporary Native American Art At The Field Museum
Powerful Narratives: Contemporary Native American Art At The Field Museum
That’s the title of an article co-authored by Alaka Wali (Curator Emerita of North American Anthropology) and Eli Suzukovich (Research Associate/Northwestern University) in the most recent issue of VENUE, digital journal of the Midwest Art Historical Society.
The essay discusses the context for including contemporary art in the Field Museum exhibition Native Truths: Our Voices/Our Stories. The authors highlight how the exhibitions team working collaboratively with the Native American Advisory Committee and numerous contemporary artists used the displays to disrupt stereotypes of Native Americans as existing only in the past. Rather, contemporary art together with the historical cultural items from the collection tell the stories of continuous striving for resilience, resistance to efforts to erase cultural practices and livelihoods, and creative ingenuity.
September 6. 2024
