ARTH 315 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Printmaking, Domestic Violence, Napachie Pootoogook

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Northern exposure: arctic sovereignty and contemporary inuit art. Annie pootoogook is a arguably the most famous inuit artist of the last couple decades, and we will be looking at her art extensively. Last week, her body was found in a river, which is both a tragic loss to the art world, and a deplorable reaffirmation of the ongoing trend of disproportionate native (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)s" deaths. Her work deals with pain and suffering in her own life, as well as her individual and community resilience. Enabled many inuit artists to rise to prominence without conforming to market expectations. The(cid:455) are (cid:374)ot status a(cid:374)d do(cid:374)"t (cid:272)arr(cid:455) treat(cid:455) (cid:272)ards. The inuit are a separately recognized indigenous group, separate from first nations and m tis. Because of the multinational global claims on the north (canada, u. s. , russia, greenland, Norway), the inuit are caught up in a truly global land claim, with multiple countries claiming sovereignty over the arctic sea.

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