8 Native American Artists are Featured at South Dakota Art Museum
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PRESS RELEASE
October 11, 2011
Eight young Native American artists are displaying their South Dakota ties in a
joint exhibition of drawing, painting and sculpture at the South Dakota Art
Museum. A gallery reception and talk will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 14.
Artists and their tribal affiliations in the exhibit include Keith BraveHeart,
Oglala Lakota/Isleta; April Holder, Sac and Fox; Layli Long Soldier, Oglala
Lakota; Floyd Nez, Sicangu/Diné; Henry Payer, Jr., Ho Chung; Michael Schweigman,
Oglala Lakota; Hoka Skenandore, Oneida/Oglala Lakota/Luiseño/Chicano; and Marty
Two Bulls, Jr., Oglala Lakota.
The traveling exhibit is organized by the Heritage Center at Red Cloud Indian
School on the Pine Ridge Indian reservation and The Dahl Arts Center in Rapid
City.
According to the show's curators, Mary Bordeaux of Rapid City and Mary Maxon and
Peter Strong of Pine Ridge, the exhibit takes on a contemporary feel as the
young artists express themselves using a variety of mediums, such as ink on bed
sheets, with various styles, such as graffiti. Strong and Bordeaux will give a
presentation during the Oct. 14 reception at 5:30 p.m.
The artists turned to memories, tribal culture, politics, history, pop culture
and dreams as inspiration for their work. By challenging stereotypes through
irony and wit, the young artists carved a pathway to shed light on Native issues
and realities.
"I propose questions that sometimes result in no particular kind of answer, thus
paving a way for a dialogue between the viewer and the art object," said
Schweigman.
"I think that it is very important for viewers to see this inspirational
exhibition because it gives them a taste of what young Native American artists
are doing today," said John Rychtarik, Art Museum curator. "It is not what many
people think of traditional Native American art, although, the artists are
definitely influenced by their culture and background."
The exhibit, presentation and reception are free and open to the public. Members
of the Delta Chi Fraternity will provide valet parking and coat checking.
The "Making New Traditions" exhibition will be on display until Jan. 15, 2012.
The Art Museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. The museum is closed for all state
holidays and Sundays, January through March.
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