{"product_id":"kent-monkman-history-is-painted-by-the-victors","title":"History is Painted by the Victors","description":"\u003cp class=\"redstrong\"\u003eThe renowned Cree artist unmasks a whitewashed, Eurocentric history through provocative paintings full of sexuality and drama\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of Canada’s most renowned artists, interdisciplinary Cree artist Kent Monkman challenges the art historical narrative of settler cultures that colonized First Peoples from North America. He incorporates influences from the canon of European and Euro-American painting, reframing historical, contemporary and speculative future Indigenous experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaking inspiration from Western artists such as George Catlin, as well as from the Old Masters, Monkman’s monumental history paintings feature white colonizers in violent conflict with Indigenous people. The depictions range from early colonial encounters to modern and contemporary clashes between Indigenous communities and uniformed police or clergy. In borrowing the visual language of his oppressors, Monkman reclaims the narrative written by Western art history about the brutalization and cultural genocide carried out against Indigenous North American communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistory is Painted by the Victors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eaccompanies the artist’s first major exhibition in the United States. The catalog gathers rich analysis of Monkman’s art from prominent scholars, expanding our understanding of his oeuvre and offering new insight via queer theory, historical and contemporary contexts, visual analysis and lived experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Idea House 3","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49999453618471,"sku":"","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0837\/0189\/1367\/files\/kent-monkman-history-is-painted-by-the-victors-5.jpg?v=1747234729","url":"https:\/\/shop.walkerart.org\/products\/kent-monkman-history-is-painted-by-the-victors","provider":"Walker Art Center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}