Image above: Dana Claxton’s The Mustang Suite, image courtesy: http://alternatorcentre.com/explore_art/archives/exhibition/exhibitions_2008/edges_of_diversity/dana_claxton_the_mustang_suite/ CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS Insiders/Outsiders: The Cultural Politics and Ethics of Indigenous Representation and Participation in Canada’s Media Arts Edited by Ezra Winton and Dana Claxton Abstracts due: May 31st, 2017 Submissions sent to: insidersoutsidersbook AT gmail DOT com While
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The Political Road Map: Cultural Appropriation of Indigenous Art?
Today, CBC showcased a story about a Toronto artist, who had her show cancelled, over an allegation that her work is actually a form of cultural appropriation. Amanda PL is the artist in question and defends that her work is inspired by the art style of famous indigenous artist Norval
Continue readingezra winton: Curating the North: Documentary Screening Ethics and Inuit Representation in (Festival) Cinema
This article was originally published at ArtThreat.net on December 17, 2015. Documentary festivals are certainly not immune to scandal and controversy, and this year’s RIDM, which took place in Montreal in November 2015, was no exception. Following on the heels of the festival’s public screenings of Dominic Gagnon’s film Of the North, Inuit artists like Tanya Tagaq and Alethea Arnaquq-Baril took to social media to express their dismay, anger and frustration over the inclusion of an ethically problematic film in the festival’s program. The resulting fallout revealed a deep chasm…read more
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