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Robert Houle Challenges Indigenous Stereotypes

Indigenous peoples are welcome to visit the exhibition for free.

By: NEXT Magazine

Robert Houle's O-Ween Du Muh Waun (We Were Told) 2017 oil on canvas triptych painting.

ROBERT HOULE. O-WEEN DU MUH WAUN (WE WERE TOLD), 2017. OIL ON CANVAS, TRIPTYCH, 213.4 X 365.8 CM. CONFEDERATION CENTRE ART GALLERY, CAG 2017.1. COMMISSIONED WITH THE A.G. AND ELIZA JANE RAMSDEN ENDOWMENTFUND, 2017. © ROBERT HOULE

Red Is Beautiful
Fri., Dec. 3 – Sun., Apr. 3
Art exhibit
Free for AGO members, $25 general admission
AGO, 317 Dundas St. W.
ago.ca/exhibitions

The Art Gallery of Ontario presents an extraordinary exhibit by Robert Houle, one of the most influential contemporary First Nations artists. Blending modernism and abstraction with First Nations histories, the Red is Beautiful exhibit contains 50 years of work with over 90 installation pieces. A residential school survivor, the Saulteaux multidisciplinary artist addresses political topics and challenges stereotypes with his mixed media. Is open until April, Indigenous peoples are welcome to visit the exhibition for free.

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