{"product_id":"kimowan-metchewais-kimowan-metchewais-9781597115322","title":"Kimowan Metchewais: A Kind of Prayer","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Kind of Prayer\u003c\/i\u003e presents the first-ever survey dedicated to the late Cree artist Kimowan Metchewais and his singular body of work on Indigenous identity, community, and colonial memory.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter his untimely death at age forty-eight in 2011, Metchewais left behind a wholly original and expansive body of photographic and mixed-media work. At the center of his practice is an extensive Polaroid archive, which addresses a range of themes--including the artist's body, performative self-portraiture, language, landscapes, and everyday subjects--and served as the source material for works in other media, such as painting and collage. Metchewais's exquisitely layered works offer a poetic meditation on his connection to home and land, while challenging conventional narratives and representations of Indigeneity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMetchewais was a contemporary artist of stunning originality, and until now, his work has been woefully understudied, -published, and -exhibited. \u003ci\u003eA Kind of Prayer\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive overview that showcases this essential artist's astonishing vision. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kimowan Metchewais\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1597115320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781597115322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aperture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.70h x 7.90w x 1.00d","brand":"Kimowan Metchewais","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44133187617023,"sku":"9781597115322","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4fd5b924-0a08-49f2-b038-c1674aab811a.jpg?v=1687484600","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kimowan-metchewais-kimowan-metchewais-9781597115322","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}