National Museum of the American Indian

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HIDE: Skin as Material and Metaphor (Part I)
March 6, 2010–August 1, 2010
George Gustav Heye Center, New York

The artists selected for HIDE draw upon this rich subject in multi-faceted ways, using both the material and concept of skin as a metaphor for widespread issues surrounding race, representation, as well as personal, historical and environmental trauma and perseverance. Part I features solo installations by Sonya Kelliher-Combs (Inupiaq/Athabascan) and Nadia Myre (Anishinaabe). Part II will include works by Michael Belmore (Ojibway) and photographers Arthur Renwick (Haisla), KC Adams (Métis), Terrance Houle (Blood), Rosalie Favell (Cree Métis), and Sarah Sense (Chitimacha/Choctaw).

Top: Sonya Kelliher-Combs, Sea Lion Brand with Blue (detail), 2009. Bottom: Nadia Myre, Scarscapes (detail), 2009.

HIDE: Skin as Material and Metaphor (Part II)
September 4, 2010–January 16, 2011
George Gustav Heye Center, New York

The artists selected for HIDE draw upon this rich subject in multi-faceted ways, using both the material and concept of skin as a metaphor for widespread issues surrounding race, representation, as well as personal, historical and environmental trauma and perseverance. Part I features solo installations by Sonya Kelliher-Combs (Inupiaq/Athabascan) and Nadia Myre (Anishinaabe). Part II will include works by Michael Belmore (Ojibway) and photographers Arthur Renwick (Haisla), KC Adams (Métis), Terrance Houle (Blood), Rosalie Favell (Cree Métis), and Sarah Sense (Chitimacha/Choctaw).

Top: Michael Belmore, Shorelines (detail), 2006. Bottom: Arthur Renwick, Jani (detail), 2006.