Horse Hair Question 2
Artist
Tanya Lukin Linklater
(Canadian, born 1976)
Date2016
Mediumpaper, ink, horse hair, cotton, brass hardware, wood, screens
Credit LineCollection of Remai Modern. Purchased with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grants program 2016.
Object number2016.5.a-m
Classificationsmixed media
On View
Not on viewTanya Lukin-Linklater examines the lack of opportunities for Indigenous people to inform museum collections—from how objects are acquired to how, and by whom, they are interpreted. Reproductions of Inuit art sit alongside horsehair and seives used in archeological digs. This material juxtaposition resists any notion of Indigeneity as being buried in the past, while alluding to the careful work of piecing history back together.
This work was developed at the Art Gallery of Alberta where the artist researched that gallery’s collection and archival records. Drawing from her practice engaging with visual and performance languages, Lukin Linklater considers the complex relationships of Indigenous peoples and artists to institutions.
This work was developed at the Art Gallery of Alberta where the artist researched that gallery’s collection and archival records. Drawing from her practice engaging with visual and performance languages, Lukin Linklater considers the complex relationships of Indigenous peoples and artists to institutions.
