Rose Spahan and Jeanette Armstrong | Indians After Sex. 1995. Detail“In Indians After Sex Rose Sapha
Rose Spahan and Jeanette Armstrong | Indians After Sex. 1995. Detail“In Indians After Sex Rose Saphan and Jeannette Armstrong contest the disappearing imaginary of the North American Indian at the level of Native sexuality. Two Northwest Coastal–style masks lie in bed together, as one smokes a post-coital cigarette. These masks are far from the inanimate and sterile representations of Indigenous materialities found in museums—they are sexual and agential beings.” from Nation to Nation by Lindsay Nixon for Canadian Art. https://canadianart.ca/features/nation-to-nation/Rose Spahan is a Salish woman from British Columbia, Canada, Rose was raised within her people’s territories on Vancouver Island. As an artist, teacher and curator, Rose works with emerging visual artists whose work in contemporary mediums transmits ancient visions. In keeping with the traditions she inherited from her people, Rose shares her experiences in the arts world with First Nations communities. Her mission in the arts is to motivate First Nations peoples towards personal growth, cultural integrity and creative ingenuity.Jeanette Armstrong is a Syilx Okanagan author, educator, artist, and activist. Armstrong’s 1985 work Slash is considered the first novel by an Indigenous woman in Canada. Armstrong is best known for her involvement with the En'owkin Centre and for her writing. She has written about topics such as creativity, education, ecology, and Indigenous rights. -- source link
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