Opening Reception | Reclaiming Red at Northlight Gallery

Via Northlight Gallery/Arizona State University

Colors hold symbolism and meanings already established by Western societies. However, for Native and Indigenous people, the symbolisms are diverse and hold different meanings. The color red carries great significance for Indigenous and Native communities. It is a sacred color used to describe our origin stories, sacred land, and blessings of fire for warmth, cooking, and protection. Reclaiming Red explores the colonial implications of the color red and demonstrates how Indigenous people use it for healing, peace, sacredness, unity, and Hózhó (a Diné Bizaad word for balance and harmony). 

Participating artists: Tedra Begay (Diné), Jaida Grey Eagle (Oglala Lakota), Tailyr Irvine (Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes), Cara Romero (Chemehuevi), Eugene Tapahe (Diné), and Maya Tinhitiyas Attean, (Wabanaki, Penobscot Nation). 

Curated by Erin Tapahe (Diné)

Exhibition Dates: Jan. 24–Feb. 22

Reception: Friday, Feb.7, 6 p.m.–8 p.m. 

Gallery Hours: Thursday–Saturday, noon–5 p.m. and every first and third Friday 6 p.m.–9 p.m. 

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Tony Vaccaro exhibit "American Icons" in The NY Times 36 Hours in Phoenix

 Via The New York Times

February 15, 2024

36 Hours in Phoenix

To delve deeper into Wright’s local legacy, drive about half an hour into the Scottsdale desert to Taliesin West, his secluded, light-filled winter home and workspace set on almost 500 acres in the foothills of the McDowell Mountains. Snoop around his desk, where casually strewn are his 1956 blueprints for the first floor of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in that unmistakable nautilus spiral. Also see the onsite “American Icons” exhibition (through June 3) — a look at the parallel and intersecting lives of Wright and the artist Georgia O’Keeffe, who were born 60 miles apart, met once, corresponded for years, and were chronicled separately by the same photographer (Tony Vaccaro). Book an hourlong self-guided audio tour, from $39, (first start time, 11:20 a.m). There are also 90-minute guided tours, from $49 (first start time, 10:40 a.m.).