What is the color, when black is burned? The Gold War. Part 1.

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Sep 5 2018 - Mar 24 2019

Synopsis: The Spanish colonial government sent a small army to assist engineers with gold prospecting. A Frenglish expeditionary force and their Indian allies are attempting to cross the desert in search of bounties and to head back to the main army. The Apache, Pueblo, and Navajo, are looking to get rid of the Spanish invaders by various means. All points converge.

For the past ten years, Frohawk Two Feathers (the alias of artist Umar Rashid), has recounted the epic story of a composite and fictitious Frenglish Empire. Frengland and its characters are entirely of the artist’s imagination, but the storytelling critiques the very real and problematic history of recounting history. In What is the color, when black is burned?  The Gold War. Part 1., the Frenglish Empire has come to Tucson where the narrative of Frengland will unfold against the backdrop of Southern Arizona’s local history. What will happen next?

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website.          

  • Various Media
  • American
  • Contemporary
  • History
  • Group show
  • Umar Rashid

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