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Dagny Walton: This Land Is Haunted!
Join us for the opening of Dagny Walton's thought-provoking new exhibition, This Land is Haunted!, on December 20, 2024. A gripping exploration of the American West, Walton鈥檚 work confronts the dark myths of westward expansion, focusing on the cowboy archetype and its inextricable ties to violence and colonial history. Through her striking prints and illustrations, Walton reimagines the West as a ghost story, where spirits of the land鈥攔epresenting both past atrocities and present ecological crises鈥攈aunt the landscape.
Walton鈥檚 powerful exhibition challenges the romanticized view of the cowboy and the frontier, exposing a history of destruction and unresolved tensions. As she explains, 鈥淭he cowboy鈥s largely a cultural hero鈥� My intent is to highlight this brutality鈥� and question these social notions of heroism.鈥� This Land is Haunted! offers a haunting interpretation of the West, where the land itself is active, watching, and alive with memory. Don't miss this compelling show that delves into the complexities of history, identity, and legacy.
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Join us for the opening of Dagny Walton's thought-provoking new exhibition, This Land is Haunted!, on December 20, 2024. A gripping exploration of the American West, Walton鈥檚 work confronts the dark myths of westward expansion, focusing on the cowboy archetype and its inextricable ties to violence and colonial history. Through her striking prints and illustrations, Walton reimagines the West as a ghost story, where spirits of the land鈥攔epresenting both past atrocities and present ecological crises鈥攈aunt the landscape.
Walton鈥檚 powerful exhibition challenges the romanticized view of the cowboy and the frontier, exposing a history of destruction and unresolved tensions. As she explains, 鈥淭he cowboy鈥s largely a cultural hero鈥� My intent is to highlight this brutality鈥� and question these social notions of heroism.鈥� This Land is Haunted! offers a haunting interpretation of the West, where the land itself is active, watching, and alive with memory. Don't miss this compelling show that delves into the complexities of history, identity, and legacy.
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