Study Questions for Exam #2:

Whenever possible, include specific readings and artists in your answers.

1) Discuss the impact the opening of the Institute of American Indian Arts had on contemporary Native art.

2) Discuss the role of Native identity in contemporary Native art, especially in regard to Jimmie Durham and Kay Walkingstick.

3) Which artist used the phrase “Artist first, Indian second”? What was s/he trying to suggest? How did his/her work uphold (or not) their intentions? (You may discuss more than one artist.)

4) Discuss the role of spirituality in the work of Norval Morriseau.

5) Why was the MOMA’s “Primitivism” show so controversial? What were the curator’s intentions? Ultimately, did the exhibition raise or lower the status of Native art?

6) How does Alan Ryan describe the use of humor in Native arts?

7) How has the market for Native arts changed in the last three decades?

8) Discuss the impact on non-Native artists on Native artists.