Opening August 9 at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Santa Fe is Reservation for Irony: Native Wit and Contemporary Realities, a new exhibition that will “traverse the absurd, embrace satire and employ irony to navigate layered identities, confront colonial narratives, and reflect on social and political realities,” the museum notes. “[The artists] wield wit with precision—carving through inherited myths, historical erasure, and political distortion. Comedy becomes a strategy of resistance and revelation, cutting close to truth when language falters.”
Nicholas Galanin (Lingít/Unangax), American Talking Stick, 2023.
The exhibition, which overlaps with Santa Fe Indian Market, will feature work by Kent Monkman, Cara Romero, Nicholas Galanin, Diego Romero, Tony Abeyta, Geralyn Montano, Nico Williams, Bob Haozous, David Bradley, Glen La Fontaine, Harry Fonseca, TC Cannon, Fritz Scholder, Rick Bartow, Richard Glazer Danay, Kathleen Wall, George Alexander, Del Curfman, and many others.
David Bradley (Minnesota Chippewa), Land O’Bucks, 1990-92.
The exhibition is curated by James Trotta-Bono, in partnership with Trotta-Bono Contemporary. As part of the exhibition, Trotta-Bono Contemporary and ICA Santa Fe will present two public programs: a panel discussion featuring artists Cara Romero, Nicholas Galanin and Kent Monkman, moderated by artist Tony Abeyta; and a stand-up comedy night hosted by Ricardo Caté with friends. —
August 9-30, 2025
Reservation for Irony: Native Wit and Contemporary Realities
Institute of Contemporary Art, Santa Fe 906 S. St. Francis Drive, Santa Fe, NM, 87505
www.icasantafe.org
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