A Study of Indian-Ness
January 6 – 28, 2006
Exhibition, Artist Talk
About the Program
In A Study of Indian-Ness, Jeff Thomas looks at the form of the book and the genre of romance novels to raise questions about identity and the contemporary experience of himself as an urban Iroquois. Whether photographing First Nations tourists wearing T-shirts and logo-emblazoned hats at Ottawa monuments—where they stand in contrast to the trumped-up figuration of bronze statuary and the heavy-handed bias of authoritative plaques—or assembling Harlequin romances featuring the eroticized figures of bare-chested First Nations men, Thomas exposes the biases of the imagery that routinely distorts history and memory around First Nations identity as it is expressed in the public and popular realms. A Study of Indian-Ness was a touring exhibition by Toronto's Galley 44, curated by Richard Hill. An artist talk was presented on January 28, 2006.Artist
Jeff ThomasCoordinator
Daina WarrenIdentifier
2006.0106 STUCollection
grunt gallery Programming ArchiveLocation
grunt gallery (second location)116-350 E. 2nd Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V5T 4R8
Unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ/selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations
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