Jamie Durham
Containment
A core in several layers where the geological course is disrupted but where the asphalt drowns out the material productions of mankind.
Artist Bio
In the 1970s and 1980s, Jimmie Durham’s work developed directly from his political commitments to the Indian cause and the recognition of civil rights. His use of raw materials (granite, bone) and essential forms, possible evocations of animal totems, and street actions place his work in opposition to dominant language and affirm a quest for identity. Since the 1990s, his relocation to Europe coincided with a broadening of his subjects regarding the production of art, objects, tools, and value, but beyond that, to the interactions between humans and nature.