Exhibition - Brian Jungen: Strange Comfort
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Phone: 202-633-1000
This major survey of Brian Jungen (Dunne-za First Nations/Swiss/Canadian), widely regarded as the foremost Native artist of his generation, transforms the familiar and banal into exquisite objects that reference themes of globalization, pop culture, museums, and the commodification of Indian imagery.
Jungen first came to prominence with Prototypes for New Understandings (1998 - 2005), for which he fashioned Nike footwear into masks that suggested Northwest Coast iconography.
Later works have included a pod of whales made from plastic chairs, totem poles made from golf bags, and a massive basketball court made from 224 sewing tables.
Strange Comfort features Jungen's iconic works, as well as major pieces never before seen in the U.S.
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Crux (as seen from those who sleep on the surface of the Earth under the night sky) (detail), 2008
Suspended mobile depicting five animals
Steel, new and used suitcases, and wooden rowboat
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© Brian Jungen
National Museum of the American Indian
Hours: Daily 10 am - 5:30 pm
Closed December 25
Address: 4th Street and Independence Avenue, SW
Metro: L'Enfant Plaza (all lines except Red) exit Maryland Avenue/Smithsonian Museums
Bus: Lines 30, 32, 34, 36 Friendship Heights/Southern Avenue
Phone: 202-633-1000
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