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Happy Winter! Reminder: Museum Closes for JCCC Break

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Our temporary exhibitions may all be closed, but there continues to be a flurry of activity every day preparing for 2025! A reminder that we’ll be closed to the public after tomorrow until the new year, Dec 21-Jan 1, open again on Jan 2!

We’ve updated the “On View at the Museum” to reflect the many changes to what is on view inside the museum now. Whenever a huge exhibition is being prepared, there is a game of Tetris that is played with moving other art objects to make room, both in the galleries and in storage. It is all very exciting and we’re looking forward to sharing more details and photos in 2025!

In taking down the Actions for the Earth exhibition we had one time-sensitive task to handle, which was removing the live plants in such a way that they could be transplanted and transported to the greenhouse. When we went to start this process, we realized just how happy some of those plants have been – they may not have all gotten tall since August, but their root systems are amazing!

With the help of our exhibition tech team, we were able to get them safely stowed for winter and will be looking forward to planting them on the JCCC campus in spring!

Eric-Paul Riege Weaving Dance Durational Performance

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Eric-Paul Riege
Diné + American, b. 1994
blanket 4 epr [2] draped upon Shádi’ááh to keep him warm

Shádi’ááh, 2022
Mixed fibers
Private collection
Courtesy of the artist and STARS, Los Angeles

epr blanket [2], 2012–present
Fiber
Courtesy of the artist

Label’s extended identification text:

Eric-Paul Riege makes fiber artworks that draw upon his Diné upbringing and the worldview of hózhó, which conveys a web of physical, mental, and spiritual life. In this work, organic materials and mass-produced, store-bought products seamlessly interact to create animated works of contemporary vitality that are a testament to the aliveness of tradition. The handmade sheep is a potent symbol for the artist, as the U.S. government’s policies have long decimated the sheep population which had acted as a source of livelihood, a weaving resource, and held ceremonial significance for Diné (meaning “the people” in the Navajo language). In his work, Riege grapples with the complex interactions between personal and political discourse, while keeping his familial practices of weaving and jewelry-making strong in the emblematic textile piece.

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The video below showcases a Weaving Dance Durational Performance by Riege for the the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, which was part of his Hólǫ́—it xistz exhibition in 2019.

Riege’s work is featured in Actions for the Earth: Art, Care & Ecology.

 

 

Plant Diagram for Actions for the Earth

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Some folks have been asking about what plants are in the planting bed in the gallery for the Actions for the Earth exhibition. I made a diagram of what we planted, which lists both common and latin names (my handwriting is small, but you should be able to zoom in).

They are all plants that are native to the prairie. Following the exhibition closing we have permission to keep them in the JCCC greenhouse until early spring, at which time we’ll plant them on campus, completing the sustainability loop of this particular artwork!

mandala seedling map (PDF)

A printed copy of this diagram is also available at the desk, for visitors who may have questions.