#roberthoule

Works from 'Robert Houle: Red Is Beautiful,' a staff pick for Indigenous Peoples Day, published by @delmonico_books & @agotoronto⁠ ⁠ A few quotations from the book:⁠ "I don’t mind working with [a vivacious red] on a cloudy day —⁠ it brings out the heat [while painting]."⁠ ⁠ 'If something is going to happen, our people will witness it."⁠ ⁠ "Oneida is not flatware; Apache is not a helicopter; Pontiac is not a car."⁠ ⁠ "Dreaming gave me the authenticity to say I am an artist."⁠ ⁠ Pictured here: ⁠ Red is Beautiful (1970) ⁠ In Memoriam (1987)⁠ Shaman Never Die (2015)⁠ Aboriginal Title (1989–1990)⁠ ⁠ Edited with foreword and text by Wanda Nanibush. Text by Alanaise Onischin Ferguson, David Penney, Duke Redbird, Faye HeavyShield, Gerald Vizenor, Jamelie Hassan & Ron Benner, Jessica L. Horton, Kay WalkingStick, Mark A. Cheetham, Michael Bell, Stephen Borys.⁠ ⁠ Read more via linkinbio.⁠ ⁠ #roberthoule #redisbeautiful #indigenousartist #indigenousart #indigenouspeoplesday #firstnations @contemporarycalgary @wag_ca @smithsoniannmai https://www.instagram.com/p/CjipamxMmrU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The #RobertHoule exhibit, #RedIsBeautiful at @contemporarycalgary is absolutely fantastic. Go see it before Sep 18 https://www.instagram.com/p/CgO1o4erSiv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The #RobertHoule exhibit, #RedIsBeautiful at @contemporarycalgary is absolutely fantastic. Go see it before Sep 18 https://www.instagram.com/p/CgO1QcXrnOI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

"Red is Beautiful" (1970) — from 'Robert Houle: Red Is Beautiful,' published by @delmonico_books & @agotoronto⁠ ⁠ An extensive survey spanning more than 50 years, 'Robert Houle: Red Is Beautiful' celebrates Houle’s ongoing career as an internationally recognized Indigenous artist, curator and writer, calling attention to First Nations and settler-colonialist histories through the critical lens of his impressive oeuvre. Painful personal experiences from the time he spent in residential school as a youth are brought into sharp relief through painting. Houle’s visual commentary tackles global topics including commercial appropriation, Indigenous resistance movements, land rights, religion and war, among others. A leader in challenging systemic racial biases, Houle has played a significant role at successfully introducing Indigenous art and its relationship to the contemporary art world in Canada and beyond. Rare excerpts from the artist’s archive are featured alongside major scholarly texts, poetic writings and personal anecdotes from fellow prominent Indigenous thinkers and creators, offering new insights about an artist ahead of his time.⁠ ⁠ Edited with foreword and text by Wanda Nanibush. Text by Alanaise Onischin Ferguson, David Penney, Duke Redbird, Faye HeavyShield, Gerald Vizenor, Jamelie Hassan & Ron Benner, Jessica L. Horton, Kay WalkingStick, Mark A. Cheetham, Michael Bell, Stephen Borys.⁠ ⁠ Read more via linkinbio.⁠ ⁠ #roberthoule #redisbeautiful #indigenousartist #indigenousart #firstnations https://www.instagram.com/p/CbyKFm0J5nJ/?utm_medium=tumblr

“In Memoriam” (1987) is reproduced from 'Robert Houle: Red Is Beautiful,' published to accompany the artist’s current exhibition at @agotoronto which will be making future stops at @contemporarycalgary @wag_ca and the @smithsoniannmai through 2024. ⁠ ⁠ Featuring paintings, drawings and installations produced between 1970 and 2021, this is, astonishingly, the first major retrospective of the artist, curator, writer and activist’s work. “I wish to… proclaim Robert Houle as the ‘Father’ of contemporary art practiced by Indigenous creators who are now recognized by the art world at large,” noted Canadian poet Duke Redbird writes. “It was Houle who first posited that Indigenous art did not only belong in the category of folk art; rather, it could be favorably compared to the finest creations at the forefront of the broader modern and contemporary art scenes.” This book sets the record straight. ⁠ ⁠ 'Robert Houle: Red Is Beautiful' is published by @delmonico_books & @agotoronto⁠ ⁠ Edited with foreword and text by Wanda Nanibush. Text by Alanaise Onischin Ferguson, David Penney, Duke Redbird, Faye HeavyShield, Gerald Vizenor, Jamelie Hassan & Ron Benner, Jessica L. Horton, Kay WalkingStick, Mark A. Cheetham, Michael Bell, Stephen Borys.⁠ ⁠ Photograph by Craig Boyko⁠ ⁠ Read more via linkinbio.⁠ ⁠ #roberthoule #redisbeautiful #indigenousartist #indigenousart #firstnations @elderoftheglobalvillage https://www.instagram.com/p/CbxQl84uGBv/?utm_medium=tumblr

#roberthoule #artist #artgalleryofontario #winterintoronto #art #memory (at AGO - Art Gallery of Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ8Aq7Usg18/?utm_medium=tumblr

#roberthoule #redisbeautiful #artgalleryofontario #winterintoronto (at AGO - Art Gallery of Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ8AXzDsEDx/?utm_medium=tumblr