When
Oct 16, 2009 (Friday) to
Aug 8, 2010
(Sunday)
Where
National Air and Space Museum
Independence Avenue at Fourth Street SW
Washington, DC 20024
Washington, DC 20024
38.887573
-77.017551
What
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 ex...
Improve this event listing
Start the conversation
Event details: Exhibition - Brian Jungen: Strange Comfort
Description
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.
image
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
26/7253
© Brian Jungen
General Information
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
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.
image
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
26/7253
© Brian Jungen
General Information
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
More about National Air and Space Museum
National Air and Space Museum
National Air and Space Museum (NASM) of the Smithsonian Institution is a museum in Washington, D.C., United States. It maintains the largest collection of aircraft and spacecraft in the world, and is the world's most-visited museum, hosting over 9,000,000 people each year. It is also a vital center for research into the history, science, and technology of aviation and space flight, as well as planetary science and terrestrial geology and geophysics. Almost all space and aircraft on display are originals or backup crafts to the originals.Post a Countdown Widget
Countdown to this event with your own widget! You can customize it and post one on your website, MySpace page or blog.
On the MySpace bulletin board page click "Post Bulletin".
Paste code into the Body section and add a Subject to your bulletin.
Then click "Post" and you will be brought to the confirmation page.
Click "Post Bulletin" on the confirmation page and you're done!
Leave a comment after signing in or joining.