Red woman white cube: First Nations art and racialized space

This thesis project will locate contemporary aboriginal art produced in Canada and critically situate the works in the gallery space. The premise is to investigate both historically and contemporary race relations as manifested in the works use of the colours red and white. The methods of investigat...

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Main Author: Claxton, Dana Lee
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2007
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Online Access:http://summit.sfu.ca/item/2569
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Summary:This thesis project will locate contemporary aboriginal art produced in Canada and critically situate the works in the gallery space. The premise is to investigate both historically and contemporary race relations as manifested in the works use of the colours red and white. The methods of investigation will be through interviews with the artists, analytical theory regarding exhibition space and the museum, combined with critical race theory and analysis of contemporary aboriginal art.