When Raven Became Spider
Program, P.2568
- Identifier
- P.2568
- Type
- Group exhibitions
- Category
- Inter-Arts
- Date
- January 10 – February 8, 2020
- Description
- New superheroes come to Open Space in the touring exhibition When Raven Became Spider, curated by Leena Minifie (Gitxaala, Ts’msyen) and featuring work from artists Joi T. Arcand (Cree), Sonny Assu (Kwakwaka’wakw), Shaun Beyale (Navajo), Julianne Beaudin-Herney (Cree/Mi’kmaq/Métis), Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers (Blackfoot/Sami), and Jeffery Veregge (S’Klallam). The show features works that transpose supernatural beings from Indigenous stories into the realm of superhero comics. Curator Leena Minifie writes, “Collectively, across Nations, supernatural beings exist in everyday life. Supernatural existence is an extension of—and an essential element of—every traditional story, a force that weaves through narratives across the continents in all Indigenous cultures