After a two-year delay because of the pandemic, a new exhibition of contemporary Inuit art in Warsaw, Poland opened in March, something the curator hopes can help contribute to the conversation in an age of pandemic and war in Ukraine. These are all discussions embedded in Inuit work, and are all discussions we’re having to try and make sense what’s going on the world today. “Within that tradition, the unique pictorial lexicon of Inuit art helps us better understand our human condition and ultimately each other.”Focus on contemporary works produced over the last decadeNew Inuit Art. Contemporary Art from Kinngait is taking place at Warsaw’s National Ethnographic Museum. Kenojuak Ashevak and Kananginak Pootoogook were among the Kinngait artists who gained international reputations for their works.

Source: CBC News April 21, 2022 18:48 UTC