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Cree artist Kent Monkman sweeps through art history, creating a disrupted narrative that entangles historical and contemporary relationships between Europeans and First Nations. This first ever monograph offers a wide-ranging look at an exceptional artistic practice, with particular emphasis on Monkman s history paintings and performances. The history paintings are revisionist investigations of early European reportage on First Nation cultures and take their cue from Albert Bierstadt's 19th century romanticized landscapes of mid-west America. The performances, which involve the artist s flamboyant personas and other high-spirited interventions into historical mythology, transform gallery spaces into multimedia Tipi camp extravaganzas. Abundantly illustrated and containing five original essays,
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- PublisherABC Art Books Canada Distribution
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0888853548
- ISBN 13 9780888853547
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages110
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Art Gallery of Hamilton/Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art 978-0-88885-354-7, Hamilton/Toronto
ISBN 10: 0888853548
ISBN 13: 9780888853547
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Seller: Spafford Books (ABAC / ILAB), Regina, SK, Canada
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[978-0-88885-354-7] 2007. (hardcover) Fine, no dust jacket. 110pp. 4to. Scarce and important title. Cree artist Kent Monkman travels through art history, and creates an unsettled description of the historical and contemporary relationships between Europeans and First Nations. In this first ever monograph, the reader is offered an extensive study of an exceptional artistic endeavour, with particular emphasis paid to Monkman's history paintings and performances. The historical paintings are revisionist investigations which identify the early European communications on First Nations cultures. The artist's vibrant personas, as well as his exuberant adventures into historical mythology, transform the performances and indeed, the gallery spaces, into spectacular multi-media Tipi-camp displays. Richly and profusely illustrated with five original essays, this distinguished tome was published in conjunction with the travelling exhibition organized and circulated by the Art Gallery of Hamilton and the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Art. Sublime in both presentation and content. Curated by David Liss & Shirley J. Madill. Publication sponsored by W. Bruce C. Bailey. Seller Inventory # 125949
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