Jas
on Baerg\, Dana Claxton
Lewis deSoto\, Richard Tawhanga Kereopa
This multi-media group exhibition deals with complex cultural systems creat ed by individual artists from various Indigenous cultures. These systems of knowing the world display various cosmological interests through reflectio n on beliefs about the creation of the natural world\, investigate spiritua l practices\, or show the various cultural applications based in time and s pace philosophies. Other systems provide access to the creator - all of wh ich can be combined into a personal way of being or intervening space\, add ing to the understanding of self. This four-person show at Centre A Gallery in Vancouver includes\, Jason Baerg’s project is based in Cree and Métis c ultures combined with his investigations of contemporary painting and creat ing a virtual world\; Richard Kereopa’s work deconstructs his own Maori cul tural identities in relation to a global culture\; Dana Claxton’s video is a mesmerizing account of spirit work and a powerful Lakota medicine woman\; Lewis deSoto\, from the Cahuilla Nation\, creates an installation that spe aks to his interests in Buddhist philosophy through the understanding of se lf and desire.
This exhibition is curated by Daina Warren\, a candidate to the Masters Degree in Critical Curatorial Studies at The University of British Columbia\, with support from the Killy Foundatio n\, the Alvin Balkind Fund for Student Curatorial Initiatives\, the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery\, and the Department of Art History\, Visual A rt and Theory at The University of British Columbia.
Centre A: Vancou
ver International Centre for Contemporary Art
Tel: (604) 683 8326
Email: info@centrea.org / dainawarren@hotmail.com
Hours: Tue-Sat 11am
– 6pm
Image: Video Still\, Dana Claxton\, her eyes
have seen many worlds\, 2005.
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