Face to Face: Carl Beam and Andy Warhol

Exhibition details

Keira Koch ’19 examines representations of indigenous cultures in prints and photographs by American artist Andy Warhol and First Nations artist Carl Beam. In this comparative study, Koch considers the topic of appropriation and re-appropriation of Native imagery, and invites discussion about the role of contemporary indigenous artists and how indigenous identities are expressed in contemporary art. This exhibition intersects with the issues and methodologies studied in Koch’s individualized major titled “Indigenous Cultures, History and Identity.”

image, Carl Beam (First Nations, Canadian, 1943-2005, born West Bay (M’Chigeeng), Manitoulin Island), Sitting Bull and Whale,1990 etching on Arches paper, 80 x 119.4 cm, Gettysburg College Fine Arts Collection

September 4 – November 10, 2018

Location

Schmucker Art Gallery

Reception

Lecture

Gallery Talk by Keira Koch ’19: October 30