Jimmie Durham developed an influential practice using stone, wood, animal parts, found objects and text to critique monumentality, colonialism and cultural classification. Durham long identified publicly as Cherokee; Cherokee nations and researchers disputed and rejected that claimed tribal affiliation, a controversy that is essential context for his biography.
Sculpture; installation; writing
Artist Films
Jimmie Durham: At the Center of the World | In the Galleries
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Jimmie Durham: At the Center of the World | Textures and Materials
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Beyond Jimmie Durham: Contemporary Native American Art and Identity | Live from the Whitney
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Major Works
- 1986Self-Portrait
- 1985Pocahontas’ Underwear
- 1988Malinche
- 2007Still Life with Spirit and Xitle
- 2006Building a Nation
- 2016A Stone from Metternich’s Estate
- 1993Gilgamesh
- 1990sCenter of the World
- 2000sStone as Tool
- 2012Museum of Stones
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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