iilaalée = car (goes by itself) + ii = by means of which + dáanniili = we parade

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iilaalée = car (goes by itself) + ii = by means of which + dáanniili = we parade

Artist Wendy Red Star (American, Crow, born 1981)

Publisher Crow's Shadow Institue of the Arts

Date2015

Dimensions24 × 38 in.

MediumNine color lithograph on Somerset Satin whitepaper with chine colle archival pigment ink photographs on Moab

ClassificationPrints

Credit LinePurchased with funds given by Edith Rathbun

Object number

2019.25

Not on View

Label TextAs Wendy Red Star explains, “I work across disciplines to explore the intersections of Native American ideologies and colonialist structures, both historically and in contemporary society.” Her work is informed by her experience growing up on the Apsáalooke (Crow) Nation in Montana, as she confronts stereotypes about Native Americans while deploying symbols drawn from powwow and reservation culture, including public housing and “rez cars” (a derogatory term for dilapidated vehicles), along with her own childhood memories of being referred to as a “half-breed” (her father is Apsáalooke and her mother is of Irish descent). Red Star’s collage print iilaalée calls attention to the deep-rooted cultural traditions of the Apsáalooke. Collaged on the print is an inkjet image based on a found photograph taken from the annual Crow Fair in Montana, a gathering for all Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains that originated in 1904 and attracts thousands of attendees. The photograph commemorates the parade that incorporates trucks customized with regalia that demonstrate each tribal nation’s heritage—from handmade beadwork and shawls to blankets—set against a Native textile design. Red Star’s design pays homage to a parade tradition originating from horse culture to visually assert her tribal Nation’s living practices and evolving cultural production.Published ReferencesAhtone, Heather, Rebecca J. Dobkins, and Brudence F. Roberts, Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts at 25, Seattle, University of Washington Press, 2017, p. 119, repr. (col.).

Zarkovich, Josephine. "Making Noise: Wendy Red Star," New York, CUE Art Foundation, 2017.Link to resource

Exhibition HistorySalem, Hallie Ford Museum of Art at Willamette University; Bellingham, Whatcom Museum; Pullman, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at WSU; Boise, Boise Art Museum, Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts at 25, 2017–2019.