The show, curated by Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, proves that Native American artists cannot be pigeonholed into one aesthetic—or even one medium.
After a two-year closure, the institution now faces a very different country.
The "Seagram Murals" have made a rare voyage for the show, but they are hardly the show's only stars.
The exhibition is a warm and thoughtful, a reminder that Tiravanija's art only comes alive in the presence of others.
The show attests to an artist whose output is far more diverse than many have realized.
Throughout LA's prestige galleries, including Marian Goodman's newly opened Hollywood complex, the shiniest work is also the dullest.
He has previously lashed out against the commercialization of his work, but rarely so sharply.
Visits to Mori Art Museum, Artizon Museum, Takeo Obayashi's Yu-un Guesthouse, Enoura Observatory, and more were on tap during the launch of Tokyo Gendai.
Rarely has any US museum put such a focus on recent Latinx and Native American art in its permanent collection galleries.
The New Museum exhibition brought together works made between 1990 and today.
