Year: 2007
Type: dissertation
Abstract: This thesis project will locate contemporary aboriginal art produced in Canada and critically situate the works in the gallery space. The premise is to investigate both historically and contemporary race relations as manifested in the works use of the colours red and white. The methods of investigation will be through interviews with the artists, analytical theory regarding exhibition space and the museum, combined with critical race theory and analysis of contemporary aboriginal art.
Source: Summit (Simon Fraser University)
Author: Dana Claxton
Language: English
Topic: Art, Politics, and Modernism
Subfield: Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W207252163
