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What does it mean to be an 'indigenous artist' working between his/her own community and the contemporary global art world? To what degree has the global art world embraced the 'tribal', and the 'tribal' interfaced with western art?
These are some of the questions Brett Graham will explore, drawing from examples in his own work, including his recent residency in Saskatchewan
Brett Graham is a New Zealand artist who explores his duel Maori and Pakeha(white settler) heritage and post colonial issues in the Pacific. He has exhibited in the Venice Biennale in 2007 and at the Biennale of Sydney (2006, 2010). His collaboration with video artist Rachael Rakena, Aniwaniwa, about the flooding of his ancestral lands by the development of a hydro-electric power station, was part of Sakahan: International Indigenous Art at the National Gallery of Canada in 2013.
Contact:
Jarrett Duncan | jarrett.duncan@uleth.ca