Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by The Art Newspaper, an editorial partner of CNN Style.
(CNN) — Jeffrey Gibson, the Colorado-born, New York-based artist who is a member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and of Cherokee descent, will represent the United States at the 2024 Venice Biennale, becoming the first Indigenous artist to have a solo exhibition in the US Pavilion.
Gibson’s work mixes many traditions, combining techniques from Indigenous beading, weaving, metalwork and more with the formal language of hard-edged abstract painting, Pop Art sculpture.
For his exhibition in Venice, Gibson will create installations inside the US Pavilion, on its exterior and in its courtyard, incorporating elements of performance and multimedia in addition to static works.
Jeffrey Gibson Brian Barlow“The last 15 years of my career have been about turning inward and trying to make something I really wanted to see in the world,” Gibson, reflecting on his selection for the Biennale, told The New York Times.
Persons:
— Jeffrey Gibson, Gibson, Jeffrey Gibson Brian Barlow “, ” Gibson, Kathleen Ash, Louis Grachos, Abigail Winograd, Jeffrey, ”, Milby, Venice —, ” Winograd, Ruth, Elmer Wellin, Leigh Bowery, Simone Leigh
Organizations:
The Art, CNN, Colorado -, Mississippi Band, Choctaw, Institute of American Indian Arts, Bard College, Biennale, New York Times, Portland Art Museum, SITE, Portland Museum of Art, US State Department, Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art, Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College, Biennial, Gallery of Art, Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Denver Art Museum, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Seattle Art Museum
Locations:
Colorado, New York, United States, Venice, Santa Fe , New Mexico, Navajo, Portland , Oregon, SITE Santa Fe, American, Oregon, New Mexico, Clinton , New York, Bentonville , Arkansas