NO ART FORGETTING

The past 25 years have seen a growth in the number of Native American artists who have been recognized for performance art in the contemporary context. A prominent native performance artist who has helped pave the way for others in James Luna who, in 2006, became the first artist to represent the National Museum of the American Indian at the prestigious Venice Biennale in Italy. The writer discusses the work of other notable Native practitioners in this field: Northern Cheyenne artist Beatly Spang, Lori Blondeau (Gordon First Nation Cree/Saulteaux), Rebecca Belmore (Anishinaabe), and Adrian Stimson (Siksika Nation). A sidebar provides brief profiles of three other noteworthy Native performance artists.

Golar, S. (2009). Shape Shifters: Performance Art and Humor as a Tool. Native Peoples, 22(5), 28-33. Retrieved April 21, 2010, from OmniFile Full Text Select database.