Native America: In Translation
In the Aps谩alooke (Crow) language, the word 脕akiwilaxpaake (People of the Earth) describes Indigenous people living in North America, pointing to a time before colonial borders were established. In this exhibition, curated by the Aps谩alooke artist Wendy Red Star, artists from throughout what is now called North America鈥攔epresenting various Native nations and affiliations鈥攐ffer diverse visions, building on histories of image-making. Some of the artists presented in Native America: In Translation are propelled by what the historian Philip J. Deloria describes as 鈥淚ndigenous indignation鈥濃�攁 demand to reckon with eviction from ancestral lands鈥攚hile others translate varied inflections of gender and language, as well as the impacts of climate change, into inventive performance-based imagery or investigations into personal and public archives. 鈥淭he ultimate form of decolonization is through how Native languages form a view of the world,鈥� Red Star notes. 鈥淭hese artists provide sharp perceptions, rooted in their own cultures.鈥�
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In the Aps谩alooke (Crow) language, the word 脕akiwilaxpaake (People of the Earth) describes Indigenous people living in North America, pointing to a time before colonial borders were established. In this exhibition, curated by the Aps谩alooke artist Wendy Red Star, artists from throughout what is now called North America鈥攔epresenting various Native nations and affiliations鈥攐ffer diverse visions, building on histories of image-making. Some of the artists presented in Native America: In Translation are propelled by what the historian Philip J. Deloria describes as 鈥淚ndigenous indignation鈥濃�攁 demand to reckon with eviction from ancestral lands鈥攚hile others translate varied inflections of gender and language, as well as the impacts of climate change, into inventive performance-based imagery or investigations into personal and public archives. 鈥淭he ultimate form of decolonization is through how Native languages form a view of the world,鈥� Red Star notes. 鈥淭hese artists provide sharp perceptions, rooted in their own cultures.鈥�
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The Asheville Art Museum presents Native America: In Translation, an exhibition curated by Aps谩alooke artist Wendy Red Star, on view from May 22 through November 3, 2025.
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