These are just some of the highlights of “Indigenous Histories,” an absorbing new show recently opened at Norway’s Kode Bergen Art Museum.
Andreas Harvik/National Museum/Courtesy Kode Bergen Art Museum“Indigenous Histories” corresponds with fresh thinking about what is and what isn’t fine art.
This piece "Oaivemozit/ Galskap/ Madness," from 2013 is part of the Sámi Dáiddamagasiidna (Sámi Art Collection).
Sámi Art Collection/Courtesy Kode Bergen Art MuseumAlong with the vibrant color and cultural dynamism, there is righteous anger and political outrage on view, as artists grapple with the legacy of colonial oppression.
Sámi Art Collection/Courtesy Kode Bergen Art MuseumThe climate emergency has changed orthodox opinions about Indigenous communities, says Katya García-Antón, who curated the Venice exhibition and is now director of the Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum in Tromsø.
Persons:
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Organizations:
CNN, Bergen Art Museum, National, Bergen Art, Venice Biennale, Nordic, Norwegian, of
Locations:
Bergen, South America, North America, Oceania, Nordic, Brazil, Peru, Mexico, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, —, Kode, Lapland, Zealand, Brazilian, Sápmi, Northern Territory, Norway, Venice, Swedish, Nordnorsk, Tromsø, Oslo, of Australia, Canberra