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Rebecca Belmore
Canadian Anishinaabekwe artist (born 1960) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rebecca Belmore RCA (born March 22, 1960) is a Canadian interdisciplinary Anishinaabekwe artist who is notable for politically conscious and socially aware performance and installation work.[1][2] She is Ojibwe and a member of Obishikokaang (Lac Seul First Nation).[3][4] Belmore currently lives in Toronto, Ontario.
Rebecca Belmore | |
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![]() Rebecca Belmore performing at Nuit Blanche 2016 in the Art Gallery of Ontario | |
Born | (1960-03-22) March 22, 1960 (age 64) Upsala, Ontario, Canada |
Nationality | Lac Seul First Nation (Canadian) |
Known for | installation artist, Performance artist |
Awards | Governor General's Award 2013 |
Website | rebeccabelmore |
Belmore has performed and exhibited nationally and internationally since 1986. Her work focuses on issues of place and identity, and confronts challenges for First Nations People.[5] Her work addresses history, voice and voicelessness, place, and identity. Her work, be it sculpture, video, or photographic in nature, is performance-based.[1] To address the politics of representation, Belmore's art strives to invert or subvert official narratives, while demonstrating a preference for the use of repetitive gestures and natural materials.[1] Belmore's art reveals a long-standing commitment to politics and how they relate to the construction of identity and ideas of representation.[6][7] She has exhibited across Canada, the US, Mexico, Cuba and Australia.