Phillips's selling show of contemporary Indigenous art reflects surge in curatorial interest
about 3 months ago (02/09/2024)
Phillips's selling show of contemporary Indigenous art reflects surge in curatorial interest Art market Museums & heritage Exhibitions Books Podcasts Columns Technology Adventures with Van Gogh Search Search Art market news Phillips's selling show of contemporary Indigenous art reflects surge in curatorial interest Collectors’ enthusiastic response to 'New Terrains' exhibition is latest signal that the market is finally catching up Carlie Porterfield 9 February 2024 Share Death of Adonis (2009) was one of two paintings by Cree artist Kent Monkman in the Phillips show © Kent Monkman Just after ringing in the New Year, Phillips opened the doors of its Park Avenue headquarters for New Terrains , a selling exhibition of work by around 65 contemporary Indigenous artists from the US and Canada across seven decades. The show (which closed on 23 January) and collectors’ enthusiastic response to it are the latest signals that the market is finally catching up with a recent surge in curatorial interest. Jeffrey Gibson , a Cherokee-descended member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, will be the first Indigenous artist to represent the US with a solo show at this year’s Venice Biennale.