The first full-length critical analysis of the paintings of
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, this book focuses on Smith's role as a
modernist in addition to her status as a wellknown Native American
artist. With close readings of Smith's work, Carolyn Kastner shows
how Smith simultaneously contributes to and critiques American art
and its history.
Smith has distinguished herself as a modernist both in her
pursuit of abstraction and her expressive technique, but too often
her identity as a Native American artist has overshadowed these
aspects of her work. Addressing specific themes in Smith's career,
Kastner situates Smith within specific historical and cultural
moments of American art, comparing her work to the abstractions of
Kandinsky and Miro, as well as to the pop art of Rauschenberg and
Johns. She discusses Smith's appropriation of pop culture icons
like the Barbie doll, reimagined by the artist as Barbie Plenty
Horses. As Kastner considers how Smith constructs each new series
of artworks within the artistic, social, and political discourse of
its time, she defines her contribution to American modernism and
its history. Discussing the ways in which Smith draws upon her
cultural heritage--both Native and non-Native--Kastner demonstrates
how Smith has expanded the definitions of "American" and
"modernist" art."
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