These fiberglass sculptures are at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum as part of the No Reservations: Native American History and Culture in Contemporary Art exhibition.
These statues are not made by a Native American artists but they art part of this exhibition. I find this interesting especially since the statues are enlarged versions of children's toys which depict stereotypes of Native American people.... maybe that was the point.
While these are interesting art objects (I especially like the areas that look like errors in molding) the fact that these are so stereotypical is frustrating. Even more so is the fact that they are part of an exhibit on Native history and culture. I wonder if the artist statement talks about the portrayal of Native Americans in this way....
ReplyDeletehaha, I had a ton of those plastic toys as a kid. Curiously those bags had only warriors (no women) and often mixed up culture groups with some tipis, birch bark canoes and totem poles...was always a bit confusing!
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