SITElines.2014: Unsettled Landscapes
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20 JUL 2014 / 11 JAN 2015
Unsettled Landscapes looked at the urgencies, political conditions and historical narratives that inform the work of contemporary artists across the Americas – from Nunavut to Tierra del Fuego. Through three themes – landscape, territory, and trade – this exhibition expressed the interconnections among representations of the land, movement across the land, and economies and resources derived from the land.
“With Unsettled Landscapes, we build connections from Santa Fe to the rest of the Americas, we explore untold stories and perspectives, and we link between our past and our present,” said Irene Hofmann, Phillips Director and Chief Curator of SITE SANTA FE. “First Native American land, then a Spanish kingdom, a Mexican province, and an American territory, all before statehood, New Mexico is a rich microcosm of the Americas. We are proud of the selection of artists participating in Unsettled Landscapes. These artists represent multiple generations and regions throughout the Western Hemisphere. Our show includes important new and existing works, 13 new commissions and several offsite installations. In addition, we have also included key works of art from previous decades that further expand the ideas of the show. Our aim was to curate a dynamic exhibition that shows how themes of landscape, territory and trade weave throughout the work of artists from every corner of the Americas.”
Exhibited Artists:
Shuvinai Ashoona
Jamison Chas Banks
Raymond Boisjoly
Andrea Bowers
Matthew Buckingham
Adriana Bustos
Johanna Calle
Luis Camnitzer
Liz Cohen
Minerva Cuevas
Blue Curry
Agnes Denes
Juan Downey
Gianfranco Foschino
Futurefarmers
Anna Bella Geiger
Andrea Geyer
Frank Gohlke
Pablo Helguera
James Hyde
Deborah Jack
Yishai Jusidman
Leandro Katz
Irene Kopelman
Miler Lagos
Glenda León
Ric Lum
Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle
Gilda Mantilla & Raimond Chaves
Daniel Joseph Martinez
Jason Middlebrook
Ohotaq Mikkigak
Kent Monkman
Patrick Nagatani
Florence Miller Pierce
Fernando Palma Rodríguez
Marcel Pinas
Edward Poitras
Marcos Ramirez ERRE & David Taylor
Kevin Schmidt
Allan Sekula
Melanie Smith
Charles Stankievech
Clarissa Tossin
Antonio Vega Macotela
Curators:
Candice Hopkins & Lucía Sanromán
Curator of Special Projects:
Janet Dees
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