00:00
/
00:00
Njootli, Jeneen Frei
belonging transference I transfert d'appartenance I
2017 2017

“belonging transference I” is a photographic banner whose surface forms what seems to be an abstracted field, but reveals glimpses of beadwork that the artist has pressed into skin. “Belongings” enjoys a double meaning in the work, since intimate, familial, communal and sacred things are often collected by museums as Indigenous art. One can imagine Jeneen Frei Njootli spiriting a brief imprint of cultural value from the museum. Njootli is a Gwich’in artist from North Yukon known for investigating relationships of trade, ceremonial regalia and the politics of First Nations art.

Njootli, Jeneen Frei
Whitehorse YT 1988 Whitehorse YT 1988
belonging transference I transfert d'appartenance I
2017 2017
Vinyl banner with steel rod, edition of 3 Banderole en vinyle avec tige en acier, édition de 3 exemplaires
132.1 x 88.9 cm
Purchase, Chancellor Richardson Memorial Fund, 2018 Achat, Fonds commémoratif du chancelier Richardson, 2018
61-003

Subscribe to our “This Week at Agnes” e-newsletter to stay abreast of events, news and opportunities at the art museum.