Frohawk Two Feathers: The Role of an Artist in Society

I don’t necessarily have a notion on what role the artist should have in society. I doubt we would make capable leaders in our current incarnation as most of us are whiny babies (ok. I’m talking about myself but you all know who you are J). I think we should occupy the role that we always have, and that is to be bold, and daring in the proliferation of ideas, new or ancient. We should also continue to inspire and reflect the ugliness, the mundane, and the beauty all around us. To tell the stories that we almost never hear, and remix the ones we’ve heard before. Our role is to be artists, full stop.

Frohawk Two Feathers: The Art of Storytelling

FROHAWK TWO FEATHERS is an artist, historian, and storyteller, so what stories from the past does he want us to know?

Besides talking about race, class, culture, gender, and creating a dialogue where all parties regardless of qualifiers can have an honest conversation. In addition to that, I want to tell a new story that is all together ancient that speaks to the laymen and women as well as the experts. I feel it necessary to keep one foot in academia and one in the street. Everyone might not get it but everyone is invited.

Frohawk Two Feathers: Racism in the U.S. is . . .

I asked FROHAWK TWO FEATHERS to explain or describe racism in the United States . . .

How much time do you have really? Ha! Well, racism in the United States is endemic as it arrived with the first European to step of a ship unto shore. It has endured throughout all the wars and nation-building and has spread to the north, south, and west. It is an insidious disease that it carried in the heart of the descendants of the original colonists and adopted by the immigrants that followed them. In the cases where it has been purged from the hearts of the individual, its parasitic tendrils have attached itself to the very institution that is the nation and has largely become policy. It is something we all are entirely aware of and naïve to at the same time. It is a cancer that can be cured only if the host is willing to die. We all endure however in spite of it.

Frohawk Two Feathers on History and His Participation in Race and Revolution

RACE AND REVOLUTION is an art show that looks at the attitudes of the colonists that shaped the United States. Artist FROHAWK TWO FEATHERS discusses why chose to participate in the show.

I wanted to participate in this show because it was coming from a place after my own heart. Also, I was impressed by the knowledge and passion of the curator (Katie Fuller) and the location of the inaugural exhibition, Governor’s Island. Having just wrapped up a chapter (3 years) of my historical narrative in New York I wanted to make a piece that kicks off the next chapter of that story and this seemed like the perfect opportunity to do that. I’m also pleased to exhibit alongside some wonderful artists with practices not unlike my own and show work that is in stark contrast to the “wallpaper du jour” that is ubiquitous these days.