James Luna
Artist Talk
Tuesday 12 May 6PM
Enjoy Public Art Gallery
Enjoy is pleased to announce that Native American contemporary artist James Luna will be giving an artist talk in the gallery this coming Tuesday.
For over three decades Luna (Luiseño, Pooyukitchchum/Ipai) has been creating visual art, interdisciplinary exhibitions and performances that are informed by his native culture, use modern technology and speak to current issues and declare them to be ‘authentic'. Don’t be fooled, however, that he is a nice (safe) Indian storyteller. His stories are both humorous and painful. They evoke ancient cultural values and provoke questions of contemporary native identity while debunking stereotypes. At Enjoy, James will be showing several short video-pieces, and speaking to their context and content: Don't miss this opportunity to be an audience to an un-scripted insight into the artist's process and practice.
Luna is in Wellington as part of the One Day Sculpture series, where his project Urban (Almost) Rituals will be taking place. Commissioned by Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Urban (Almost) Rituals will unfold from 8am on 14 May 2009, at Te Papa, in the Te Papa Amphitheatre. In the event of bad weather, the event will take place in Te Papa's Soundings Theatre.
Check out James' website, Te Papa's website, and the One Day Sculpture website for more details and info.
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