Jimmie Durham: At the Center of the World | Media
Nov 3, 2017–Jan 28, 2018
Jimmie Durham: At the Center of the World | Media
Perspectives
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Elements from the Actual World
“With irreverent humor, Jimmie Durham confronts the fraught history of the United States and his own complex relationship to native identity.”
—Jonathan Griffin -
Issues & Commentary: The Artist Formerly Known As Cherokee
“Though Durham was referred to as Cherokee or Indian in the past, those words should never be applied to him in the future.”
—Ashley Holland -
Curator Anne Ellegood on Understanding the Complexities of Jimmie Durham’s Native Identity
“He is not ‘representing’ Indigenous culture in his works, but investigating how American Indian history and culture have been misrepresented by others.”
—Anne Ellegood -
This Is an Eviction Plan (New York in the 1980s)
—Jimmie Durham, 2016
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Democracy, Inc.: Kay WalkingStick On Indian Law
—Artforum, 1991
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Jimmie Durham on Becoming Authentic
—Prickly Pear, 1996 -
Indians Everywhere: Paul Chaat Smith on "Americans"
—Walker Art Center -
Why It Matters That Jimmie Durham Is Not a Cherokee
“Numerous non-Native people have tried to say, ‘Indigenous identity is complex,’ as if that ends the conversation. It’s complex, but not incomprehensible.”
—America Meredith -
Coming Face to Face With Jimmie Durham
“To focus on shaming an artist for what is . . . a truly brilliant, half-century-long act of politically driven self-invention, strikes me as self-defeating.”
—Holland Cotter -
Anne Ellegood, Abraham Cruzvillegas, and Jeffrey Gibson in conversation
—Hammer Museum -
Jimmie Durham is not a Native artist
—Native America Calling -
Does It Matter If Jimmie Durham, Noted Cherokee Artist, Is Not Actually Cherokee?
“Clearly Jimmie Durham revels in blurring the line.”
—Michael Slenske -
How Can Contemporary Art Be More Inclusive of Native Voices?
—Walker Art Center