Less ethnography, more of the artNew paths in Native American shows

From: International Herald Tribune | Date: August 24, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

Joshua Brockman
International Herald Tribune
08-24-2005
Decorated with spirals and migration symbols, Nathan Begay's multicolored jar resembles an ancient assemblage of shards.But it's actually a synthesis of historical and modern: Begay, a 46-year-old artist of Hopi and Navajo descent, created it five years ago. Its inclusion with some 2,000 other objects in the Heard Museum's new exhibition of its permanent collection here reflects a sweeping change in the way museums are presenting Native American art. Rather than focusing on an ethnographic past, they are celebrating the full continuum ...

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