This stunning book chronicles the work of one of North America's most promising young artists. Essays from four internationally respected curators, plus an interview with the artist himself, set his work in context. Winner of the inaugural Sobey Art Award in 2002 -- a prestigious prize for young contemporary artists -- Brian Jungen has been celebrated for producing work that transforms basic consumer items into evocative objects, rich with both humor and meaning often linked to his American Indian heritage. A member of the ...
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This stunning book chronicles the work of one of North America's most promising young artists. Essays from four internationally respected curators, plus an interview with the artist himself, set his work in context. Winner of the inaugural Sobey Art Award in 2002 -- a prestigious prize for young contemporary artists -- Brian Jungen has been celebrated for producing work that transforms basic consumer items into evocative objects, rich with both humor and meaning often linked to his American Indian heritage. A member of the Doig River band in northern British Columbia, he uses various materials to challenge the influence ethnography has in forming cultural identity.
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As New. Red/white/black pictorial covers with French flaps. 162 pp., profusely illustrated in color. Catalogue of 44 works exhibited at the Vancouver Art Gallery in 2005. Ingenious indigenous-looking masks made with Nike shoes, plus many more works by this Canadian artist. Essays by Daina Augaitis, Cuauhtemoc Medina, Trevor Smith, Ralph Rugoff, and Kitty Scott; with a conversation between Jungen and Simon Starling. Includes an artist biography, a bibliography, and a list of works.
