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THE OUTER MARGINS
A curated collection beyond the usual story.
Collections / Art

Art at the Margins

Contemporary art, printmaking, living cultural traditions and unexpected forms of making.

Contemporary Indigenous art and sound

Living artistic practices from distinct peoples and communities, not reenactments of a vanished past.

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Japan · Ainu

Ainu — OKI and MAREWREW

Ainu musicians using tonkori, vocal traditions, dub and new performance contexts.

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Aotearoa New Zealand · Māori

Māori — Alien Weaponry

Metal with te reo Māori lyrics and contemporary Māori perspectives.

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Taiwan · Paiwan

Taiwan — ABAO

Contemporary Paiwan-language music linked to living Indigenous creative communities.

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Australia · Yolŋu

Australia — Yothu Yindi

Rock and musical collaboration drawing on Yolŋu traditions and contemporary cultural expression.

North America · Living traditions

North American powwow arts

Drumming, singing, dance, regalia and community gatherings; not historical reenactment.

Smithsonian Folkways ↗
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Canada · Electronic music

The Halluci Nation

Contemporary electronic music with Indigenous collaborators and musical sources.

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USA · Visual art

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith

Painting, prints and collage interrogating representations of Native American life.

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Canada · Visual art

Kent Monkman

Cree painting and performance that reframe canonical history painting.

More art and unexpected material

The arts collection is larger than any one movement or historical period.

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Japan · Printmaking

The Great Wave — Hokusai

A woodblock print, not a singular original painting: a window into editions, impressions and artistic authenticity.

Tiriyó-Kaxuyana beadwork - Memorial dos Povos Indígenas - Brasilia - DSC00532Photo / image: Daderot · CC0 · source in Image Credits
Global · Craft

Indigenous textile and beadwork

Distinct, living craft and artistic traditions; individual community-specific collections to follow.