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The Work We Do—In a Different Light: Reflecting on Northwest Coast Art
Thursday May 27, 2021 | 6:30 – 7:30 PM
In the second edition of MOA’s new series, The Work We Do, join MOA curator Karen Duffek and Musqueam guest curator Jordan Wilson as they discuss the ideas behind In a Different Light: Reflecting on Northwest Coast Art.
Opened in 2017 to inaugurate MOA’s new Elspeth McConnell Gallery of Northwest Coast Masterworks, the exhibition invites visitors to see Northwest Coast art “in a different light,” placing extraordinary historical objects and belongings in relation to the voices of contemporary Indigenous artists, activists and other thinkers. Watch a short documentary that gives a behind-the-scenes look at recent changes made to the gallery highlighting the care and attention given to mounting and displaying the new works. The screening will be followed by a Q + A.
The Work We Do is an online event series focused on the work we do at the Museum of Anthropology, the community members we work with, and the shared interests that bring us together. Join us as we engage with a range of voices from diverse communities guiding us towards meaningful collaborations, and ways of understanding. Each event includes a discussion and Q+A.
Karen Duffek is the Curator of Contemporary Visual Arts and Pacific Northwest at MOA. Committed to supporting the activation of Northwest Coast Indigenous collections inside and outside the museum, her research, exhibitions, and publications focus on the relationships between historical and contemporary art practices, museum collections, communities, and art markets.
Jordan Wilson is a Musqueam curator, writer, and PhD student in Anthropology at New York University. He has published on Musqueam and contemporary Indigenous art, and has co-curated two exhibitions at MOA: c̓əsnaʔəm, the city before the city (2015) and In a Different Light: Reflecting on Northwest Coast Art (2017).
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