Road Warrior: Terrance Houle Riffs on First Nations History
Canadian Art, Fall 2011, v. 28, no. 3, pp. 144-149
Murray Whyte gives a positive critique on the various works created by First Nations artist, Terrance Houle. Whyte pays particular attention to Houle's most recent works that focus on performance, video and installation, specifically Iinniiwahkiimah: Buffalo Hunter and All For You. Although Houle is amongst a great deal of talented First Nations artists in Canada, Whyte warrants his work as being on the forefront. Houle continues to tackle the tensions between First Nations culture and the contemporary Canadian mainstream, but continues to do so with humor and an optimistic perspective.
(Key Words: Aboriginal art, performance, video, photography, colonialism)
ITEM 2011.074 – available for viewing in the Research Centre
Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited
Iinniiwahkiimah: Buffalo Hunter – Terrance Houle
Portage – Terrance Houle
Urban Indian – Terrance Houle
Landscape – Terrance Houle
All For You – Terrance Houle
Paper Bag Indian Princess – Terrance Houle
Prototype for New Understanding – Brian Jungen
Sick and Tired – Adrian Stimson
Rebecca Belmore
Fountain – James Luna
Artifact Piece