MUSEUM News RED, WHITE & BOLD Denver—While Navajo artists have been creating eyecatching 56 textiles since the late 1600s, the middle of the nineteenth century saw an explosion of color and design elaboration. Using a limited but bold color palette that emphasizes red, white, and blue, Navajo artists created some of the most visually elaborate designs found at any time in their history. Red, White & Bold: Masterworks of Navajo Design, 1840–1870 at the Denver Art Museum until September 22, 2013, takes an in-depth look at masterpieces of design created over this thirty-year period of remarkable creativity. The fifty significant examples of Navajo weaving featured in the show are drawn from the DAM collection, as well as those of other museums and private collectors. Since many of the works were created as prestige shoulder blankets, the exhibition also highlights the effect the textile would have had as it was worn draped around a human form to enhance the stature and visibility of the wearer. PRE-COLUMBIAN REMIX Purchase, NY—In many Latin American countries, the very idea of pre-Columbian heritage has become a strategy to reinforce national unity. An exhibition presently at the Neuberger Museum of Art focuses on the work of four leading Latin American artists who challenge this trend. By fusing ancient Aztec, Mayan, or Incan art forms with pop-culture imagery in an ironic and often humorous manner, they address present concerns relating to universal themes of corruption and globalization. Remixed and renewed, the past becomes accessible under very different perspectives. Pre- Columbian Remix: The Art of Enrique Chagoya, Demián Flores, Rubén Ortiz-Torres, and Nadín Ospina was organized by Patrice Giasson, Alex Gordon Associate Curator of Art of the Americas, who also edited the accompanying illustrated catalog. It can be seen until July 14, 2013. IDENTITY & INSPIRATION Tulsa—Since opening in 1939, the Philbrook Museum of Art has had an ongoing commitment to Native American art. In fact, this is the single largest portion of the museum’s holdings and the collection includes a diverse array of artwork from across North America, including basketry, jewelry, paintings, pottery, and such cultural arts as clothing, moccasins, and objects used in daily and ceremonial life. Its next exhibition, Identity & Inspiration: 20th Century Native American Art, draws on this extensive collection to form an installation that features nearly 200 objects, each of which reflects the motivations that influence various twentieth-century artists’ creative processes. These can range from the desire to preserve tribal traditions to interest in experimenting with new materials and producing work for fresh audiences. Some objects follow ancient forms, while others push boundaries by generating innovative forms and designs and by incorporating movements like Pop Art and social commentary. Throughout the exhibition, the focus is on the individual artists who are inspired by various sources, and who, in turn, inspire through their creativity and virtuosity. Identity & Inspiration was curated by Christina Burke and can be seen from June 14, 2013–June 29, 2014. ABOVE: Nadín Ospina, Casa de Xolotl, 2005. Stone. L: 68.1 cm. Collection of the artist. BELOW: Poncho. Navajo. C. 1840. Wool, dye. Courtesy of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. BOTTOM: Bowl, by Sarah Hunter (Panamint Shoshone), 1910. White willow, redbud, juncus, bulrush, flicker quills. The Philbrook Museum of Art, 1949.4.5. Gift of Clark Field.
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