Artist
Dana Claxton
b. 1959 · Hunkpapa Lakota / Canadian
Dana Claxton works across photography, video and performance to examine Lakota identity, colonial representation, spirituality and contemporary Indigenous life. Her images often combine staged studio portraiture with ceremonial and consumer objects.
Photography; video; performance
Major Works
- 1997Buffalo Bone China →
- 2008The Mustang Suite →
- 2015Headdress →
- 2015Cultural Belongings →
- 2003Rattle →
- 2006The Patient Storm →
- 2013Indian Candy →
- 2018Lasso →
- 2018To Infinity →
- 2008Baby Girls Gotta Mustang →
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
