From a Whisper to a Scream: Dana Claxton teaches art and a revised version of North American History
Canadian Art, Winter 2011, v. 27, no. 4, pp. 104-107
The following article writes about the career and work of multimedia artist Dana Claxton. Claxton being of Hunkpap Lakota descent focuses much of her work around how Indigenous people are represented, and the history of colonialism within cities. After realizing the lack of communication between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities Claxton began to form her practice around developing an Aboriginal voice in such areas as exhibition, education, curation, community based work and arts administration. So whether in the classroom or in the gallery, Claxon's work stands as both a critique and a reinvention of North American history.
ITEM 2011.002 – available for viewing in the Research Centre
Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited
I Want to Know Why – Dana Claxton
Buffalo Bone China – Dana Claxton
Sitting Bull and the Moose Jaw Sioux – Dana Claxton
Landscape #1 – Dana Claxton
Mark on Surface – Dana Claxton
on the Red Road – Dana Claxton
The Mustang Suite – Dana Claxton
Paint Up – Dana Claxton
Momma Has a Pony Girl...(Named History and Sets Her Free – Dana Claxton