Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Museum of Arts and Design, New York from June 26-October 21, 2012 ; Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester from November 18, 2012-February 10, 2013 ; McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario from March 10-June 2, 2013 ; Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, Santa Fe from August 15-December 31, 2013 ; University of Michigan Art Museum, May 24-August 17, 2014.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / Holly Hotchner -- Acknowledgments -- Changing hands: at the intersection of past and future / Ellen Taubman -- Evolution and exploration. Works in the exhibition -- Defining moment: what is contemporary (Native) art? / Ryan Rice -- No reservations / Kay WalkingStick -- The Native American art market: from curiosity to commodity / David M. Roche. Natural selection. Works in the exhibition -- What we see when we look: transcending myths and stereotypes / Jo Ortel -- Transformations: a new era in contemporary Inuit art / Heather Igloliorte -- Notes on the critical practice of Native American art / Libby Lumpkin. Historical provocation/decoding history. Works in the exhibition -- Karen Wright and Jimmie Durham: a conversation -- Oh Kanata: our home and native land / Sherry Farrell Racette -- A new day for contemporary Native arts / Patsy Phillips -- Epilogue: Close encounters: The next 500 years / Candice Hopkins, Steven Loft, Lee-Ann Martin, Jenny Western -- Artists' biographies and statements