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- James Luna is known for pushing boundaries in his installations, where he engages audiences by making himself part of a tableau
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Mar 4, 2018 · Luna was a pioneer in forging new paths for Native artists. By gaining a foothold in the greater art world, his irreverent Performance art allowed audiences to re-think Native culture and widened the scope of contemporary exhibition practices and entrenched historical narratives.
- February 9, 1950
- March 4, 2018
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Filed Under: Artists, Native Americans. James Luna is known for pushing boundaries in his installations, where he engages audiences by making himself part of a tableau.
Mar 20, 2018 · “James was beloved by so many.” Luna’s unexpected passing at the age of 68, during a residency in New Orleans, interrupted a steady — and some would say brilliant and provocative — flow of...
- Rebecca Romani
Nov 22, 2017 · We see these paintings today as works of art but what did they mean at the time the paintings were made? Do the 19th century meanings read into the work and hold true in the 21st century? What do the paintings say about Luna’s ideas of independence?
Jun 9, 2021 · Still considered to be one of the greatest artwork from a Filipino artist, Spoliarium is Juan Luna's form of awakening; the symbolism of the Filipino people's ignorance, blindness, mental...
Born on February 9, 1950, James Luna was of Luiseño, Puyukitchum, Ipai, and Mexican heritage and lived on the La Jolla Indian Reservation in Pauma Valley, California, from 1975 until his death on March 4, 2018.
With iconic and remarkable masterpieces such as SpolIarium, and The Death of Cleopatra, the artworks of Juan Luna are known for his dramatic portrayals of scenes with historical, allegorical, and literary relevance to the socio-political environment of the time.
