{"product_id":"9781597115322","title":"Kimowan Metchewais: Some Kind of Prayer","description":"Author: Kimowan Metchewais\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781597115322\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Aperture\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 18 May 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Kind of Prayer\u003c\/i\u003e presents the first-ever survey dedicated to the late Cree artist Kimowan Metchewais and his singular body of work on Indigenous identity, community, and colonial memory.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter his untimely death at age forty-seven in 2011, Metchewais left behind a wholly original and expansive body of photographic and mixed-media work. At the center of his practice is an extensive Polaroid archive, which addresses a range of themes-including the artist's body, performative self-portraiture, language, landscapes, and everyday subjects-and served as the source material for works in other media, such as painting and collage. Metchewais's exquisitely layered works offer a poetic meditation on his connection to home and land, while challenging conventional narratives and representations of Indigeneity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Metchewais was a contemporary artist of stunning originality, and until now, his work has been woefully understudied and underexposed. \u003ci\u003eA Kind of Prayer\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive overview that showcases this essential artist's astonishing vision.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46833139384478,"sku":"ADS-9781597115322","price":114.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781597115322.jpg?v=1778650015","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781597115322","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}