Sakahàn
International Indigenous Art
- Publisher
- National Gallery of Canada
- Initial publish date
- May 2013
- Category
- Contemporary (1945-)
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780888849120
- Publish Date
- May 2013
- List Price
- $39.95
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Description
Sakahàn: International Indigenous Art celebrates a growing international commitment to the collection, study and exhibition of Indigenous art. Featuring more than 75 artists from around the world, this remarkable project places indigenous art squarely at the centre of contemporary art produced today. As well as providing an outstanding opportunity to see work by some of the most innovative contemporary artists, this ambitious publication allows us to build knowledge and further understanding.
About the authors
Greg Hill is Audain Senior Curator and Head of the Department of Indigenous Art at the National Gallery of Canada.
Candice Hopkins is a curator and writer who has held curatorial positions at the National Gallery of Canada, the Western Front, and the Walter Phillips Gallery. She is currently the chief curator at the AIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Hopkins holds an MA from the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. Her writings on history, art, and vernacular architecture have been published by MIT Press, BlackDog Publishing, Revolver Press, New York University, The Fillip Review and, the National Museum of the American Indian, among others. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.