Frank Buffalo Hyde “In-Appropriate #3″ at the All My Relations Arts in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Arts column reports on a new exhibit at All My Relations Arts that takes on cultural appropriation:
When Dyani White Hawk Polk asked a group of artists for work for her exhibition "Make it Pop," she was looking for contemporary pieces responding to issues of the day. "We've had somber exhibits, politically driven, fine art," says White Hawk Polk, sitting at her desk in All My Relations Gallery. "I wanted this to feel more playful and cutting edge, something that really speaks to our youth and people interested in pop culture as well as fine art lovers." White Hawk Polk got what she was looking for; the colorful show reflects and comments on popular culture in a number of ways. Interestingly, two artists - Frank Buffalo Hyde and Cannupa Hanska Luger - chose to focus on an issue that has many Native Americans upset: the appropriation of Native Regalia by popular culture - in particular, the headdress.Get the Story:
State of the Arts with Marianne Combs: Native American artists take back the headdress (Minnesota Public Radio 3/20)
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