The role of women art-makers in Native communities has gone widely ignored. Now a bold museum show, by and for these women, is shining a light on 1,000 years of their art. This remarkable exhibit – which was carefully developed with input from an all-female advisory panel of Native artists and experts of Indigenous art…
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Mary Sibande’s Art Tells the Political—and Personal—Story of Apartheid
If you have ever seen Mary Sibande’s work, then you’ve invariably met Sophie. She is the South African artist’s muse, her alter-ago, her subject—her past and her present. Sibande’s mother, her grandmother and her great-grandmother all wore the same blue uniform as members of the servant class during Africa’s apartheid and earlier. It’s an…
Graciela Iturbide’s Photos of Mexico Make ‘Visible What, to Many, Is Invisible’
Graciela Iturbide may be one of the most renowned photographers working today. Five decades into her journey with a camera, her work, most famously in indigenous communities in her native Mexico, has achieved that rare trifecta — admired by critics, revered by fellow photographers and adored by the public. She continues to travel, photograph and…
The South Asian Artists Making Their Mark on the Western Scene
Women from India, Pakistan and beyond are finally gaining recognition thanks to a spate of recent and coming museum shows. This article looks at a select group of women who are forging new narratives about contemporary South Asian art — and receiving unprecedented attention from major institutions in the United States. The video highlights a…
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