Keira Koch ’19 examines representations of indigenous cultures in prints and photographs

by American artist Andy Warhol and First Nations artist Carl Beam.  In this comparative study, Koch considers the topic of appropriation and

re-appropriation of Native imagery.  Warhol, as a non-Indigenous artist, is using this imagery to highlight the dominant narrative of the American West. Beam, however, incorporates photographs of Native subjects and traditional narratives by re-appropriating those images to tell a distinctly Native narrative. This exhibition intersects with the issues and methodologies studied in Koch’s individualized major titled “Indigenous Cultures, History and Identity.” In addition to studying aboriginal arts and indigenous communities in Australia during her Junior year, Koch serves as the Co-President of Students for Indigenous Awareness at Gettysburg College.

Face to Face: Carl Beam and Andy Warhol 

September 4 – November 10,

2018

Curated by Keira Koch ‘19

Gallery Talks by Keira Koch ’19: September 19, noon and

October 30, noon

image, Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987), Plains Indian Shield, 1986, screenprint on Lenox Museum Board. Gift of the Andy Warhol Foundation. © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., Gettysburg College Fine Arts Collection