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A Kind of Prayer
Kimowan Metchewais
- Aperture (Ingram)
- by Kimowan Metchewais, Texts by Christopher T. Green, Emily Moazami, and Jeff Whetstone
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| Publisher | Aperture (Ingram) |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9781597115322 |
| Author(s) | Kimowan Metchewais, Texts by Christopher T. Green, Emily Moazami, and Jeff Whetstone |
| Publication date | January 2023 |
| Edition | Hardback |
| Dimensions | 268 x 197 mm |
| Illustrations | 150 col.ill. |
| Pages | 268 |
| Language(s) | English ed. |
Description
A Kind of Prayer presents the first-ever survey dedicated to the late Cree artist Kimowan Metchewais and his singular body of work on Indigenous identity, community, and colonial memory.
After his untimely death at age forty-eight in 2011, Metchewais left behind a wholly original and expansive body of photographic and mixed-media work. At the center of his practice is an extensive Polaroid archive, which addresses a range of themes—including the artist’s body, performative self-portraiture, language, landscapes, and everyday subjects—and served as the source material for works in other media, such as painting and collage. Metchewais’s exquisitely layered works offer a poetic meditation on his connection to home and land, while challenging conventional narratives and representations of Indigeneity.
Metchewais was a contemporary artist of stunning originality, and until now, his work has been woefully understudied and underexposed. A Kind of Prayer is a comprehensive overview that showcases this essential artist’s astonishing vision.