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In celebration of the exhibition Exploding Native Inevitable, co-curators Brad Kahlhamer and Dan Mills introduce a night of programming that includes performances, videos, and poetry.  

Conversation with co-curators

Brad Kahlhamer, artist, and Dan Mills, Director of the Bates College Museum of Art, discuss the exhibition’s origins, development, and aspirations with Lauren R. O’Connell, SMoCA Curator of Contemporary Art

Film Screenings

Mnemonics of Shape and Reason (2021) by Sky Hopinka (4:13 minutes)

Never Settle: Calling In (2018) by New Red Order (3:57 minutes)

Honor Beats (2019) by Elisa Harkins and Ivanie Aubin-Malo (5:03 minutes)

Live Musical Performances

Nizhonniya Austin

Dirt Rhodes

 

About the Exhibition

Exploding Native Inevitable is an exhibition of contemporary Indigenous art from the land we now call America, featuring Norman Akers, Nizhonniva Austin, Alison Bremner, Jaque Fragua, Raven Halfmoon, Elisa Harkins, Sky Hopinka, Terran Last Gun, Fox Maxy, New Red Order, Mali Obomsawin & Lokotah Sanborn, Sarah Rowe, Duane Slick, and Tyrrell Tapaha.

Organized by Bates College Museum of Art and curated by Brad Kahlhamer and Dan Mills.

location

SMoCA
7374 E 2nd St
Scottsdale, AZ 85251

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About the Exhibition

Exploding Native Inevitable is an exhibition of contemporary Indigenous art from the land we now call America, featuring Norman Akers, Nizhonniva Austin, Alison Bremner, Jaque Fragua, Raven Halfmoon, Elisa Harkins, Sky Hopinka, Terran Last Gun, Fox Maxy, New Red Order, Mali Obomsawin & Lokotah Sanborn, Sarah Rowe, Duane Slick, and Tyrrell Tapaha.

Organized by Bates College Museum of Art and curated by Brad Kahlhamer and Dan Mills.

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