Do Not Park Bicycles!
p>Twenty of america meredith’s original Cherokee Spokespeople paintings and a half- dozen of her spoke cards are featured in the show “Do Not Park Bicycles” running from May 3 to June 9 at the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba. The show, curated by Jenny Western, as a response to the growth of the cycling population, features the work of five North American native artists with the common theme of the bicycle. In an essay about the show, artist Dylan Miner associates the bicycle with modernity and colonialism. Looking at the bicycle through the eyes of native artists invites re-contextualization and challenges conceptions of first nations and the bike. The show incorporates a bike related workshop, a group ride and other interactive events. The other artists whose work is featured in the show are Tania Willard, Dylan Miner, Terri Saul and Yatika Fields.
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