The House Edge
Exhibition Opening
Thursday, September 28, 2023
6-8pm
The 8th Floor
17 W 17th Street, NYC
G. Peter Jemison, Treaty Indians/Violations, 1990-95. Collage of paper with watercolor, pastel, and graphite pencil on foam board. Courtesy of the artist and K Art, Buffalo.
The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation is pleased to present The House Edge, curated by Caitlin Chaisson. The exhibition features the work of sixteen artists who consider the economic dimensions of Indigenous sovereignty. Though capitalism seeks to define relations between subjects and places, the artists demonstrate how notions of land ownership, property, and consumerism are contested and rewritten through diverse Indigenous practices. Showcasing drawing, painting, print, sculpture, video, and photography, with many works exhibited publicly for the first time, The House Edge will open at The 8th Floor on September 28, 2023 from 6-8pm and run through January 13, 2024.
Featured artists include David Bradley, Jim Denomie, Joe Feddersen, Harry Fonseca, G. Peter Jemison, Chaz John, Matthew Kirk, Terran Last Gun, Rachel Martin, Kimowan Metchewais, Nora Naranjo-Morse, Duane Slick, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Bently Spang, Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie, and Nico Williams.
The multidisciplinary artworks presented in The House Edge facilitate important dialogues about wealth, power, culture, and the role of contemporary art in mediating value. To learn more about The House Edge, please navigate here for a full press release.
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Image description: A colorful collage of newspaper clippings, photocopies, and drawings are assembled in a dense composition. In the center of the work, a line drawing pictures an eagle in flight. Surrounding the eagle are images of corn stalks, neon casino signage, military fatigues, dollar signs, and longhouse architectures, which are represented through additive and subtractive layering techniques.