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“Decolonial Threads” 121 Hanes Art Center “For the woman of my race, my spirit will speak” Gloria Anzaldua Sandra Moterroso considers herself a multimedia artist because she works in different media, however something is always present in all her artistic practice "performance"; the action of placing the “body” in a conscious state in relation to... Read More →
Reception and gallery talk: January 23, 5-7 pm Artist Statement "Kawii Otinum" translates to "Reclaim" in Michif, the distinctive language of the native Métis in North America. Although only recently officially acknowledged by the Canadian government following years of suppression, the Métis Nation is fervently reclaiming its rich cultural heritage. The recent acknowledgment of my... Read More →
John Hitchcock is a contemporary artist and musician based out of Madison, Wisconsin, and originally from Medicine Park, Oklahoma. He currently works in multimedia including neon, textiles, printmaking, sound, and video to reclaim narratives of resilience and survival. He uses visual storytelling to understand his relationships to community, land, and culture. Hitchcock’s artwork consists of... Read More →
Taro Takizawa is an artist who focuses on printmaking, wall vinyl installations, drawings and 2D designs. He is fascinated with blending the boundaries of contemporary studio practice and traditional processes, printmaking and installations, influenced by traditional Japanese patterns from textile designs, architecture and crafts. Taro is currently visiting faculty in the Department of Art and... Read More →
121 Hanes Art Center Marianne Vitale (b. 1973) is an artist living and working in New York City. She graduated with a BFA from the School of Visual Arts, NY (1996). Her practice combines mediums with a focus on sculpture. She has been described as a surveyor, under-taker, and soothsayer of hard truths, conveyed poetically.... Read More →
“Indigenous Performance Politics: An Analysis of Works by Kent Monkman, Spiderwoman Theater Company, Rebecca Belmore and James Luna” ART&, Ackland Art Museum Because of space limitations, we request that attendees register in advance here: https://events.ackland.org/event/guest-lecture-dr-shanna-ketchum-heap-of-birds/ By internationalizing the debate concerning Indigeneity and decolonial thought, as well as examining the basis of North American multiculturalism in... Read More →
121 Hanes Art Center Stan Douglas is an artist whose work explores social histories played out through complex cinematic and televisual language. His interest in the social implementation of Western ideas of progress, particularly utopian philosophies, is located in their often divisive political and economic effects. His interrogation of the structural possibilities of film and... Read More →
“States of Emergency: Ephemera and Ephemerality in African American Art, 1965-2000” Zoom (Virtual) Register to attend here: https://unc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArdemsqzMoH91sPljGvCI9Nin1L82-x_ZY “Seize the Time!” urged Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Searle, compelling Black activists to capture the politically and racially charged late 1960s and capitalize on its potential for radical revolution. The slogan insinuated that the moment could... Read More →
121 Hanes Art Center “Of Ice, Volcanoes, and Whales: Notes on a Summer Expedition to the Arctic” Beatriz Cortez is a multidisciplinary artist born in El Salvador and based in Los Angeles and Davis, California. Her work explores simultaneity, multiple temporalities, the untimely, and speculative imaginaries of the future. Her recent solo exhibitions include Storm... Read More →
“’Indigenous Storywork’ and Native American Photography: Writing a Visual History of the Ho-Chunk Nation” Howell Hall room 115 Amy Lonetree is an enrolled citizen of the Ho-Chunk Nation and a Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She received her Ph.D. in Ethnic Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. Her scholarly... Read More →
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