An electrifying new exhibition opening Nov. 10 at the American Indian Museum's George Gustav Heye Center in New York features 10 artists and nine installations that employ a variety of media, including light, digital projection, innovative sound technology and more.
Nicholas Galanin, “Tsu Heidei Shugaxtutaan (We will again open this container of wisdom that has been left in our care), 1 and 2,” 2006 (video still). Digital video projection with sound Collection of the National Museum of the American Indian. On view beginning Friday, Nov.
Transformer: Raven Chacon
Raven Chacon, Still Life, #3, 2015 (detail). Sound and light installation with text. Voice and translation by Melvatha Chee. Collection of the artist.
Photo: Joshua Voda/NMAI.
Transformer: Stephen Foster
Stephen Foster, Raven Brings the Light, 2011 (installation detail). Multi-channel video and audio installation (3:30 min.). Collection of the artist.
Transformer: Jon Corbett
Jon Corbett, “Four Generations,” 2015 (video still). Single-channel video (1:30 min.). Collection of the artist. On view beginning Friday, Nov. 10, through Jan.
Transformer: Jordan Bennett
Jordan Bennett, Aosamia'jij—Too Much Too Little, 2017. Installation with commercial speakers, black ash, sweet grass, medium-density fiberboard. Collection of the artist.
Photo: Joshua Voda/NMAI.
Transformer: Julie Nagam
Julie Nagam, Our future is in the land: if we listen to it, 2017 (detail). Installation with digital video projection, sound, paint. Collection of the artist.
Photo: Joshua Voda/NMAI.
Transformer: Kevin McKenzie
Kevin McKenzie, Father, Son, Holy Ghost, 2015 (detail). Cast polyurethane, acrylic, neon. Collection of the artist.
Photo: Joshua Voda/NMAI.
Transformer: Marcella Ernest and Keli Mashburn
Marcella Ernest and Keli Mashburn, Ga.Ni.Tha, 2013 (video still). Two-channel video with audio (4:55 min.). Courtesy of the artists.
Transformer: Marianne Nicolson
Marianne Nicolson, The Harbinger of Catastrophe, 2017 (detail). Glass, wood, halogen-bulb mechanism. Collection of the artist.