Cannupa Hanska Luger, New Myth, Future Technologies, 2021
Dana Claxton, Headdress-Jeneen, 2018
Teresa Baker, Hidatsa Red, 2022
Raven Chacon, For Zitkala Sa Series, 2019
Caroline Monnet, Echoes from a near future, 2022
Marie Watt, Skywalker/Skyscraper (Calling Sky World), 2021
Anna Tsouhlarakis, The Native Guide Project, 2019
Meryl McMaster, Harbourage for a Song, 2019
Marie Watt, Companion Species (Calling Back, Calling Forward), 2021
Staff Pick of the Week
An Indigenous Present proposes that a book can be a space for community engagement through the transcultural gathering of more than sixty contemporary Indigenous and Native artists. Published by BIG NDN Press and Delmonico Books in 2023, An Indigenous Present was conceived of and edited by Mississippi Choctaw and Cherokee artist Jeffrey Gibson (b. 1972) over the course of nearly two decades.
In Gibson’s own words, “An Indigenous Present celebrates the work of visual artists, musicians, poets, choreographers, designers, filmmakers, performance artists, architects, collectives, and writers whose work offers fresh starting lines for Native and Indigenous art. But the book does not attempt comprehensiveness. Rather, those included here are makers I admire, have collaborated with or been inspired by, and who’ve challenged my thinking. . . . These artists and what they make will guide us to Indigenous futurities authored by us in unabashedly Indigenous ways.”
An Indigenous Present features over 400 pages of color photographs, poetry, essays, and interviews resulting in a stunning visual experience for readers and a shift towards more inclusive art systems. The front cover art shown here is by Canadian artist Caroline Monnet entitled Indigenous Represent.
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