EXHIBITIONS + EVENTS CAlendar DECEMBER 2015/JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2016
SMITHSONIAN’S NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN IN NEW YORK CITY
NYC EXHIBITIONS
MERYL MCMASTER: SECOND SELF CLOSING DEC. 11, 2016
GLITTERING WORLD: NAVAJO JEWELRY OF THE YAZZIE FAMILY
THROUGH JAN. 10, 2016 *THE GLITTERING WORLD GALLERY STORE, LOCATED WITHIN THE EXHIBITION, WILL COMPLEMENT THE SHOW AND OFFER FINE JEWELRY FOR SALE.
CERAMICA DE LOS ANCESTROS: CENTRAL AMERICA’S PAST REVEALED THROUGH JANUARY 2017
CIRCLE OF DANCE THROUGH OCT. 8, 2017
INFINITY OF NATIONS: ART AND HISTORY IN THE COLLECTIONS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN ONGOING
EXHIBITIONS:
MERYL MCMASTER: SECOND SELF Closing Dec. 11 Photo Gallery Meryl McMaster (Plains Cree member of the Siksika Nation/British and Dutch) is an emerging artist from Ottawa, Ont., whose work is comprised of visually stunning large-scale photography. This exhibition includes selections from Second Self, a playful but compelling series of portraits that engage with self-perception and constructed identity. This series was first exhibited in the United States in 2013 when McMaster was selected for RED: Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship, a biennial program of the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis, Ind., which honors contem- porary Native artists through an exhibition, catalog, art purchases and cash prize.
GLITTERING WORLD: NAVAJO JEWELRY OF THE YAZZIE FAMILY Through Jan. 10, 2016 East Gallery Glittering World presents the story of Navajo jewelry through the lens of the gifted Yazzie family of Gallup, N.M., one of the most celebrated jewelry-making families of our time. The silver, gold and stone inlay work of Lee Yazzie and his younger brother, Raymond, has won every major award in the field. Their sister, Mary Marie, makes outstanding jewelry that combines fine bead and stonework. Silver beads are handmade by other sisters. Featuring almost 300 examples of contempo- rary jewelry, Glittering World shows how the Yazzie family’s art flows from their Southwest environs and a strong connection to their Navajo culture. With historic pieces from the Museum’s collections, the exhibition places Navajo jewelry making within its historic context of art and commerce, illustrates its development as a form of cultural expression
Meryl McMaster, Jin, 2010. Digital chromogenic print, 36" x 36".
and explores the meaning behind its symbol- ism. The Glittering World gallery store, located within the exhibition, complements the show, offering fine jewelry for sale.
CERAMICA DE LOS ANCESTROS: CENTRAL AMERICA’S PAST REVEALED Through January 2017 West Gallery This bilingual (English/Spanish) exhibition illuminates Central America’s diverse and dynamic ancestral heritage with a selection of more than 150 objects. For thousands of years, Central America has been home to vibrant civilizations, each with unique, sophisticated ways of life, value systems and arts. The ceramics these peoples left behind, combined with recent archaeological discoveries, help
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