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Rose B. Simpson

Shard

Now On View

Maker

Rose B. Simpson (Kha’p’o Owingeh (Santa Clara Pueblo), b. 1983), (RISD MFA 2011, Ceramics)

Culture

Kha'p'o Owingeh (Santa Clara Pueblo)

Title

Shard

Year

2021

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

66 x 29.2 x 20.3 cm (26 x 11 1/2 x 8 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

2021.40.2

Type

Sculpture

Exhibition History

Art and Design from 1900 to Now

Jun 04, 2022 – Dec 01, 2030

Label copy

Interpretation

A geometric pattern plays across the face of this figure, repeating on the body and the thin cylindrical forms jutting from the sides of its head. This pattern developed when Simpson recognized that the linoleum flooring in many modern Indigenous homes appears similar to shards of ceramics made by ancient ancestors from the homelands surrounding Santa Clara Pueblo, where she lives. Her substitution of linoleum for protected ancestral artifacts reflects the relationship in her sculptures between the historical past and living present of Native American people and culture.

Acquisition details

In addition to the ongoing project of reassessing the moral and ethical considerations of maintaining and displaying historical examples of Native American cultural objects as part of its collection, the RISD Museum is committed to acquiring the work of contemporary Native American artists. Recent works by Simpson, Jeffrey Gibson, and Courtney M. Leonard are on view in this gallery.

-Dominic Molon, Richard Brown Baker Curator of Contemporary Art

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Tombstone

Rose B. Simpson (Kha’p’o Owingeh (Santa Clara Pueblo), b. 1983)

Shard, 2021

Ceramic, glaze, grout, linoleum, steel, copper wire, and epoxy

66 x 29.2 x 20.3 cm (26 x 11 1/2 x 8 inches)

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund 2021.40.2

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