Here Now: Indigenous Arts of North America at the Denver Art Museum features 200 of the museum's most notable Indigenous artworks. It reinterprets the collection and reveals new insights into the historic and contemporary work of Indigenous artists. Contributions by Indigenous authors reflect on the collection and current issues.
The expansive volume is for both new and established audiences. The artworks - from ancient Puebloan and Ississippian ceramics to nineteenth-century beaded garments and carved masks to cutting-edge contemporary paintings, sculpture, photography and variable media art - are organized geographically, inviting readers to make connections to the peoples who historically inhabited a place. The collection illustrates the multi-faceted nature of Native experiences and represents the Indigenous arts of North America as a vibrant continuum.
At the Denver Art Museum, John P. Lukavic is Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Native Arts.
Dakota Hoska is Assistant Curator of Native Arts.
Christopher Patrello is Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the Indigenous Arts of North America.
10 BECOMING NATIVE ARTISTS Joy Harjo 16 DIRECTOR'S FOREWORD Christoph Heinrich 20 INTRODUCTION John P. Lukavic, Dakota Hoska, Christopher Patrello 36 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS John P. Lukavic, Dakota Hoska, Christopher Patrello 42 PLAINS 64 SOUTHWEST 94 CALIFORNIA 128 PLATEAU AND GREAT BASIN 156 NORTHWEST COAST 1 78 ALASKA 196 GREAT LAKES, NORTHEAST, AND WOODLANDS 216 SOUTHEAST NOTES 232 INDEX 236 CONTRIBUTORS 238 IMAGE CREDITS 239
"Here, Now offers a vibrant, culturally rooted glimpse into the continuity and innovation of Native American art. . . . Highly recommended." -- "Choice"
" Here, Now offers a vibrant, culturally rooted glimpse into the continuity and innovation of Native American art. . . . Highly recommended."