Human Face Mask, ca. 1820, Kaigani Haida artist. Kasaan Village, Alaska. Intersections Native American Art in a New Light DODGE GALLERY 2 STARTING JULY 11, 2009 A stunning selection of Native American art will reopen at the Peabody Essex Museum on July 11, 2009. Intersections, Native American Art in a New Light is drawn primarily from the museum’s extensive Native American collections and features more than 70 works, including never-before-seen objects, such as a 17th century bejeweled Incan dance crown and a David Bradley monoprint (2000). In addition to beadwork, textiles, ceramics, and drawings, the exhibition includes paintings and an installation by Nora Naranjo-Morse (Santa Clara Pueblo). Diverse cultures––from the Penobscot in the Northeast and Haida of British Columbia, to the Pueblos of the American Southwest and Incas of Peru––are represented. "Intersections focuses on connections––between the traditional and the personal, the present and the past, the Native and the non-Native, and Indigenous and Western media. It emphasizes the creative possibilities and the dynamic tensions that arise from aesthetic, cultural, and political influences,” says PEM guest curator Laurie Beth Kalb, who co-curated the exhibition with PEM associate curator of Native American art, Karen Kramer.   MORE View press release Valerie Belin: Made Up OCTOBER 17, 2009 THROUGH FEBRUARY 7, 2010 Internationally acclaimed photographer, Valerie Belin commands her first solo exhibition in the United States at the Peabody Essex Museum in October 2009. Featuring 20 monumental photographs, Valerie Belin: Made Up explores perceptions of beauty and identity through images which blur the line between fashion models and mannequins. Each image confronts the viewer head on and invites reflection on conventions of gender, fashion, and commerce. Valerie Belin: Made Up is curated by Phillip Prodger, the Peabody Essex Museum’s new Curator of Photography.   MORE Untitled, 2003, Valerie Belin. Ensembles from the Iris Barrel Apfel Collection. Rare Bird of Fashion The Irreverent Iris Apfel OCTOBER 17, 2009 THROUGH FEBRUARY 7, 2010 Rare Bird of Fashion: The Irreverent Iris Apfel presents more than 80 dramatic ensembles from the personal collections of legendary tastemaker and style icon Iris Apfel. Known for her eclectic mixing of haute couture with costume jewelry and exotic baubles, Apfel has inspired bold developments in the fashion industry through her spirited irreverence and pitch-perfect taste. Now in her 86th year, she continues to challenge visual culture with radical juxtapositions of disparate influences. These spectacular and unexpected wardrobe combinations are exhibited with inventive staging and playful displays that underscore Apfel’s inexhaustible creative spirit.   MORE

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