Kent Monkman NY070926 The Society of the Four

The Society of the Four Arts

“It didn’t follow any rules

The sculptures are in production through March and will be delivered in April 2024

I have manipulated it into a bronze sculpture

Contemporary European Tapestries from the Collection of Mr

Kent Monkman NY070926 The Society of the FourHow the West Was Won, a copperplate etching hand painted in watercolor by the artist, explores themes central to Kent Monkman's work. In a practice spanning more than two decades, Monkman has challenged colonial power dynamics, often reversing the stereotypical roles of Indigenous settler relationships in cheeky encounters set against majestic North American landscapes. Early examples of this include: Ceci n'est pas une pipe (2001), Heaven and Earth