Jimmie Durham’s Building a Nation
Across Post-Indian, Post-American Modernities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15010873 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Watson (0000-0002-6659-0782, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 16-24 |
| Publication date | 2014-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Art (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1073-9300 • E-ISSN: 1549-6503 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/676625 |
| OpenAlex | W460402334 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
The author addresses the recent art critical debates about the concept “post-Indian.” In order to connect this abstract term to specific artworks, he performs a close reading of contemporary Cherokee artist Jimmie Durham’s Building a Nation, a 2006 installation and performance. He argues that this work is “post-Indian,” moving past singular identity frameworks and embracing multiple, interconnected lenses of identification. He relates this post-Indian art practice to the process of cultural globalization and to the recovery of indigenous philosophical and political frameworks
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Cherokee · Globalization · Indigenous · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Visual arts · Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture · Diverse Musicological Studies · History · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Law
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |