#beaudick

Spent an afternoon with @natgallerycan to recharge my brain. . . . #nationalartgallery #nationalartgalleryofcanada #ottawa #janowski #beaudick #artincanada #canadianart #sketchbook (at National Gallery of Canada)

RECLAIMED is on that next wave tonight @ 8pm on CBC Radio One • LISTEN LIVE: http://www.cbc.ca/listen/live/radio1/ ⚡️ SKODEN⚡️#indigenousnextwave #indigenousmusic #CBCReclaimed • s/o to #BeauDick your spirit carries on brother

Beau Dick "Tsonokwa Mask" (2007, red cedar, horse hair and acrylic) :: this phenomenal and haunting work by Kwakwakaw'wakw artist #beaudick was one of the most arresting works included in the massive, international art exhibition, #sakahan, at the national gallery in 2013. it was a profound experience for me to encounter what @criticalnish calls his "transformative force" : beautiful works infused with spirit, deeply original, and striking in their singularity of voice and vision. i'm saddened to learn of his passing from this world, but i know that he will continue to inspire many from the next. prayers to his friends and family. rest in peace and power.

Naming a Higher Loyalty: Forgetting Classics’ Role at the Potlatch #minusplatorrr #nophilosopherkingdraft #documenta14 #beaudick #potlatch #candicehopkins #threeatheniansinkassel

wish i had better images of this, but i loved the pieces from #sammybaloji. also here: masks and copper from #beaudick and #danpeterman ("things related to copper" appeared to be the organising logic of this first gallery) (at EMST National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens)

#documenta14 #athenskassel #beaudick #ripbeaudick #instalikes #instapic #museum #modernart #emst

#documenta14 #emst #art #beaudick #nativecanadian #instalikes #instapic #modernart #art #athenskassel

Beau Dick’s passing is a great loss to Kwakwaka’wakw culture, North West Coast First Nations art, and the world at large. Beau’s work will be remembered for it’s power, innovation and spirit. He contributed massively to First Nations and indigenous communities; his voice and activism have become indelible to, not only the cause of all indigenous people, but the culture of Canada as a whole. His artwork reflected his energy: full of life and strength. He was a true friend, a trickster, a transformer and a brilliant ray of light. 22 years ago, on March 31st, Beau stood behind me as I opened my gallery. He performed then as he did many times before, and he performed at my most recent exhibition celebrating the gallery’s 20 year anniversary. Beau was a force of nature, and wherever he went, he influenced those around him. When Beau rolled into your sphere, it was like the tide coming in, he brought with him a massive swell of energy and life; and now that he’s gone, we’ll miss him like the ocean at low tide. For those of us fortunate enough to have known him, just like the low tide, he’s left us a bounty of treasures that will forever stand as his legacy to the world. http://ow.ly/lRmH30anKS2 #kwakwakawakw #beaudick #tribute (at Douglas Reynolds Gallery)