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Native America: In Translation

© Nalikutaar Jacqueline Cleveland

Native America: In Translation
January 26th – May 12th

Opening Reception: January 25th | 5 – 7 PM

The Museum of Contemporary Photography is pleased to present Native America: In Translation. This exhibition brings together the works of nine Native artists who explore aspects of community, heritage, and the legacy of colonialism on the North American continent. By posing challenging questions about land rights, identity, and the legacy of violence toward Native people perpetrated by settler governments, the artists probe the fraught history of photography in representing Indigenous populations. Representing diverse nations and affiliations, the artists reclaim complex personal and collective narratives to imagine new histories of image-making. “The ultimate form of decolonization is through how Native languages form a view of the world,” exhibition curator Wendy Red Star notes. “These artists provide sharp perceptions, rooted in their cultures.”

The Museum of Contemporary Photography
600 S Michigan Ave
Chicago


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