"Transformer: Native Art in Light and Sound"

An electrifying new exhibition opening Nov. 10 at the American Indian Museum's George Gustav Heye Center in New York features 10 artists and nine installations that employ a variety of media, including light, digital projection, innovative sound technology and more.

Exhibition brochure

National Museum of the American Indian

National Museum of the American Indian Heye Center, New York

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Media

Courtesy of the artists

Transformer: Marcella Ernest and Keli Mashburn

Marcella Ernest and Keli Mashburn, Ga.Ni.Tha, 2013 (video still). Two-channel video with audio (4:55 min.). Courtesy of the artists.
Joshua Voda / NMAI

Transformer: Marianne Nicolson

Marianne Nicolson, The Harbinger of Catastrophe, 2017 (detail). Glass, wood, halogen-bulb mechanism. Collection of the artist.

Photo: Joshua Voda/NMAI.
Courtesy Nicholas Galanin

Transformer: Nicholas Galanin

Nicholas Galanin, “Tsu Heidei Shugaxtutaan (We will again open this container of wisdom that has been left in our care), 1 and 2,” 2006 (video still). Digital video projection with sound Collection of the National Museum of the American Indian. On view beginning Friday, Nov.
Joshua Voda / NMAI

Transformer: Raven Chacon

Raven Chacon, Still Life, #3, 2015 (detail). Sound and light installation with text. Voice and translation by Melvatha Chee. Collection of the artist.

Photo: Joshua Voda/NMAI.
Courtesy of the artist

Transformer: Stephen Foster

Stephen Foster, Raven Brings the Light, 2011 (installation detail). Multi-channel video and audio installation (3:30 min.). Collection of the artist.
Courtesy Jon Corbett

Transformer: Jon Corbett

Jon Corbett, “Four Generations,” 2015 (video still). Single-channel video (1:30 min.). Collection of the artist. On view beginning Friday, Nov. 10, through Jan.
Joshua Voda / NMAI

Transformer: Jordan Bennett

Jordan Bennett, Aosamia'jij—Too Much Too Little, 2017. Installation with commercial speakers, black ash, sweet grass, medium-density fiberboard. Collection of the artist.

Photo: Joshua Voda/NMAI.
Joshua Voda / NMAI

Transformer: Julie Nagam

Julie Nagam, Our future is in the land: if we listen to it, 2017 (detail). Installation with digital video projection, sound, paint. Collection of the artist.

Photo: Joshua Voda/NMAI.
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Transformer: Kevin McKenzie

Kevin McKenzie, Father, Son, Holy Ghost, 2015 (detail). Cast polyurethane, acrylic, neon. Collection of the artist.

Photo: Joshua Voda/NMAI.