This major retrospective publication confirms Carl Beam (1943-2005) as one of Canada's most important artists. Beam broke new ground throughout his career, notably as the first artist of Native Ancestry (Ojibwe), to have his work purchased by the National Gallery of Canada as Contemporary Art. Working in various mediums - photography, oil, acrylic, text on canvas, stone, cement, wood, ceramics and found objects - Beam explored the tensions between Western and Aboriginal relations. Featuring more than 50 of Beam s most remarkable works from his early career in the 1970s to the end of his production in the early 2000s, this generously illustrated monograph illuminates the artist s investigations into the metaphysical aspects of Western and Indigenous culture, while powerfully illustrating the wide-ranging physicality of his work.

Carl Beam: The Poetics of Being

Arts & Photography

McMaster, Gerald

Eichhorn, Virginia

Hill, Greg A.

Corbiere, Alan

Migwans, Crystal

History & Criticism

Natl Gallery of Canada

Sharing the circle: Contemporary work by First Nation artists

Evans, Jane Turnbull

Reed, Joyce Whitebear

Saskatchewan Arts

The Board

This gorgeous volume draws from the vast archives of the National Museum of the American Indian and the voices of some of the most prominent Native American scholars, writers, activists and tribal leaders. More than 300 full-color illustrations depict the artistry and culture of our hemisphere’s diverse indigenous peoples. With its insightful, firsthand prose, the book is a reminder that the ancient philosophies and folkways are just as valuable and relevant in today’s world as they were generations ago.

Native Universe: Voices of Indian America

Reference

National Geographic

Indigena

Douglas & McIntyre, Ltd

On the occasion of Canada's 150th Anniversary, Black Dog Publishing and The Ryerson Image Centre present a century of Canadian history, told by way of 150 iconic photographs of Canada. Taking an expansive view of many of the diverse histories that have constituted Canadian life, The Faraway Nearby highlights images of major political events and conflicts, the Canadian role in wartime, iconic landscapes across the nation, hockey and other sporting heroes, and candid reportage on the lives of ordinary citizens. Also featured prominently are images of Indigenous peoples, migrant communities, portraits of such iconic figures as Margaret Atwood, Glenn Gould, Marshall McLuhan, and Pierre Elliott Trudeau and various notable international figures on official visits to Canada.

The Faraway Nearby

Birkhofer, Denise

Moreal, Gaelle

Photography & Video

Black Dog Press

Indigena: Contemporary Native Perspectives in Canadian Art

Craftsman House

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