Known as “America’s favorite pastime,” baseball is the dominant metaphor for issues of contested territory in
Retour des Cendres Vol. 1 (
Return of the Ashes Vol. 1). In 1803 Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to the U.S., including the present-day state of Oklahoma as well as parts of fourteen other states, comprising the U.S.’s single largest acquisition of land. In this work the artist demonstrates a concern with interrelationship between the Louisiana Purchase, the exile of the Cherokee in Oklahoma, and Napoleon’s own later exile to the island of St. Helena.We encounter just a few elements—a scoreboard with a map of the United States, a vintage French flag, and a baseball with Napoleon’s signature—presented as artifacts of a game played between the “Exiles” and the “Purchasers.”
Jul 14, 2017
SITE Santa Fe and Axle Contemporary Present
Run Home Derby Store
a part of Retour des Cendres Vol. IV
A SITE Center Project featuring
Jamison Chas Banks and students from
Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) and the
Native American Community Academy (NACA)
Opening: ... view event
Jul 20, 2014
A new biennial exhibition series that explores contemporary art from Nunavut to Tierra del Fuego July 20, 2014 – January 11, 2015 Opening Festivities July 17-19 SITElines: ... view exhibition