A new wave: spate of UK exhibitions signal growing recognition for Inuit and Sámi art
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A new wave: spate of UK exhibitions signal growing recognition for Inuit and Sámi art Art market Museums & heritage Exhibitions Books Podcasts Columns Technology Adventures with Van Gogh Search Search Exhibitions news A new wave: spate of UK exhibitions signal growing recognition for Inuit and Sámi art Shows in London, Southampton and St Ives are introducing a wider audience to the work of artists from the far north Alexander Morrison 7 February 2024 Share Pia Arke's Krabbe 1906/Jensen 1947 is an example of how the artist blended “the personal with the political” Courtesy and © Pia Arke Estate Two years on from the last major milestone, the push for representation of art from the far north appears to have reached another. In 2022, the inaugural Sámi pavilion at the Venice Biennale brought to the fore three Sámi artists whose work sought to “defend Sámi perspectives” , according to the curator. At the same event, the Inuk artist Shuvinai Ashoona received a special mention —her playful, fantastical interpretations of modern Arctic life capturing the imagination of the opening ceremony judges.