Tunirrusiangit : Kenojuak Ashevak and Tim Pitsiulak / curated by Koomuatuk Curley, Taqralik Partridge, Jocelyn Piirainen, and Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory with Anna Hudson and Georgiana Uhlyarik.
Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name held at Art Gallery of Ontario June 16-August 12, 2018.
Contents:
Director's foreword / Taqralik Partridge. two poems: the cuban, the canadian / Jocelyn Piirainen -- Tunirrusiangit: the gift of collaboration / Anna Hudson and Georgiana Uhlyarik -- I am the light of happiness / Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory -- Kenojuak Ashevak: works -- Hunting as culture / Koomuatuk Curley -- Tim Pitsiulak: works -- Kuujjuatuqaq ; after an argument ; two poems: the cuban, the canadian / Taqralik Partridge.
Summary:
"Kenojuak Ashevak shot to fame in 1970 when Canada Post printed The Enchanted Owl, a print of a black-and-red plumed nocturnal bird, on a postage stamp. She later became known as the magic-marker-wielding 'grandmother of Inuit art,' famous for her fluid graphic storytelling and her stunning depictions of wildlife. She was a defining figure in Inuit art and one of the first Indigenous artists to be embraced as a contemporary Canadian artist. Ashevak's legacy inspired her nephew, Timootee (Tim) Pitsiulak, to take up drawing at the Kinngait Studios. In his relatively short career, he became a popular figure, known for drawing animal figures with a hunter's precision and capturing the technological presence of the South in Nunavut. Tunirrusiangit, 'their gifts' or 'what they gave' in Inuktitut, celebrates the achievements of two remarkable artists who challenged the parameters of tradition while consistently articulating a compelling vision of the Inuit world view. Published to coincide with a major exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario, opening on 16 June and continuing until late August, Tunirrusiangit features more than 60 reproductions of paintings, drawings, and documentary photographs. Completing the book are essays by contemporary artists and curators Jocelyn Piirainen, Anna Hudson, Georgiana Uhlyarik, Koomuatuk Curley, Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory, and Taqralik Partridge that address both the past and future of Inuit identity" -- Provided by publisher.
Indexed by:
Indexed in the Native American Artists Resource Collection Online, Billie Jane Baguley Library and Archives, Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, at the artist name level (December 1, 2018) http://5019.sydneyplus.com/Heard_Museum_ArgusNET_Final/Portal.aspx
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.