An electrifying new exhibition opening Nov. 10 at the American Indian Museum's George Gustav Heye Center in New York features 10 artists and nine installations that employ a variety of media, including light, digital projection, innovative sound technology and more.
Jon Corbett, “Four Generations,” 2015 (video still). Single-channel video (1:30 min.). Collection of the artist. On view beginning Friday, Nov. 10, through Jan.
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Transformer: Jordan Bennett
Jordan Bennett, Aosamia'jij—Too Much Too Little, 2017. Installation with commercial speakers, black ash, sweet grass, medium-density fiberboard. Collection of the artist.
Photo: Joshua Voda/NMAI.
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Transformer: Julie Nagam
Julie Nagam, Our future is in the land: if we listen to it, 2017 (detail). Installation with digital video projection, sound, paint. Collection of the artist.
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Transformer: Kevin McKenzie
Kevin McKenzie, Father, Son, Holy Ghost, 2015 (detail). Cast polyurethane, acrylic, neon. Collection of the artist.
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Courtesy of the artists
Transformer: Marcella Ernest and Keli Mashburn
Marcella Ernest and Keli Mashburn, Ga.Ni.Tha, 2013 (video still). Two-channel video with audio (4:55 min.). Courtesy of the artists.
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Transformer: Marianne Nicolson
Marianne Nicolson, The Harbinger of Catastrophe, 2017 (detail). Glass, wood, halogen-bulb mechanism. Collection of the artist.
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Courtesy Nicholas Galanin
Transformer: Nicholas Galanin
Nicholas Galanin, “Tsu Heidei Shugaxtutaan (We will again open this container of wisdom that has been left in our care), 1 and 2,” 2006 (video still). Digital video projection with sound Collection of the National Museum of the American Indian. On view beginning Friday, Nov.
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Transformer: Raven Chacon
Raven Chacon, Still Life, #3, 2015 (detail). Sound and light installation with text. Voice and translation by Melvatha Chee. Collection of the artist.
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Courtesy of the artist
Transformer: Stephen Foster
Stephen Foster, Raven Brings the Light, 2011 (installation detail). Multi-channel video and audio installation (3:30 min.). Collection of the artist.