Ron
Noganosh: It Takes Time
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Noganosh's found objects, sculptures and installations speak of the difficult and manifold issues faced by contemporary native communities: environment, natural resources, territory, culture, language, poverty and self-governance. Central to his work is the knowledge that these concerns are shared by communities in other countries and cultures. While maintaining that humour has been a mainstay of his production, Hill describes Noganosh's twenty year practice as "increasingly morose," a constant articulation that death is an integral aspect of everyday life of a First Nations person. American cultural critic Lippard writes about the unique contribution Noganosh and other Native artists have made to the genre of found objects and assemblages, bringing a particular meaning and memory to things that have been used and discarded. She explores how, like so many of his aboriginal Canadian and American colleagues, Noganosh works in a decentralized realm where humour, irony and land-based passion frame the issues. The artist contributes a stark and moving introduction. Born on the Magnetawan Reserve on Georgian Bay, Ron Noganosh lives and works in Ottawa. Out of print |
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