DC -- Natl Museum of the American Indian -- Exhibit: The REDress Project:
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March 1 - March 31, 2019
To commemorate Women’s History Month, the National Museum of the American Indian presents The REDress Project, an outdoor art installation by artist Jaime Black (Métis). Showing in Washington, D.C. for the first time, the installation of red dresses hung in public spaces symbolize the issue of missing or murdered Indigenous women. In her artwork, Black seeks to create dialogue around social and political issues, especially through an exploration of the body and the land as contested sites of historical and cultural knowledge. The REDress Project positions the Indigenous female body as a target of colonial violence. Black hopes to draw attention to the gendered and racialized nature of violent crimes against Native women and to evoke a presence through the marking of absence. The dresses, collected through community donation, have been installed at several Canadian galleries, museums and universities since 2011.
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- RED_190327_06.JPG: The REDress Project
In North America, Native women experience violence at far greater rates than non-Indigenous women. This installation of The REDress Project -- which multidisciplinary artist Jaime Black (Métis) founded -- draws attention to the problem of violence against Indigenous women and girls and creates space for dialogue around this critical issue.
The dresses evoke absence, serving as spectral reminders of the women and girls missing because of acts of violence. They also embody the power Indigenous women and girls have in shaping a path for future generations. The installation calls on the public to confront the dangerous reality Indigenous women and girls face across the globe and reminds us of our collective responsibility to foster safe, thriving communities.
Since 2011, Black has installed collections of donated red dresses at several Canadian galleries, museums, and universities. This REDress Project installation will be on view through March 31, 2019.
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