Gregg Deal, (Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe) is a multi-disciplinary artist, activist, and \u201cdisruptor.\u201d I Am So Bored With The USA by Deal unapologetically reclaims Indigenous narratives, challenging the dominance of colonial histories. Heavily influenced by punk culture, the exhibition title references The Clash\u2019s song \u201cI\u2019m So Bored With the U.S.A.\u201d Deal\u2019s art dismantles stereotypes and questions the erasure of Indigenous identity in mainstream culture. His practice\u2014spanning painting, sculpture, performance art, and music\u2014operates as a potent protest. This exhibition brings forward the strength of Indigenous voices and the resilience that shapes them, positioning Indigenous representation not just as inclusion but as reclamation.<\/p>\n
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I\u2019m So Bored With The USA is on display from February 4 through March 22. Please join us for a special Art in Context lecture with Gregg Deal on February 4 at 4:45 pm with a reception featuring a pop-up with Old Man John\u2019s Apiary to follow. This event is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Gregg Deal, (Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe) is a multi-disciplinary artist, activist, and \u201cdisruptor.\u201d I Am So Bored With The USA by Deal unapologetically reclaims Indigenous narratives, challenging the dominance of colonial histories. Heavily influenced by punk culture, the exhibition title references The Clash\u2019s song \u201cI\u2019m So Bored With the U.S.A.\u201d Deal\u2019s art dismantles stereotypes and… Read More »TODAY – Art in Context Artist Lecture with Gregg Deal; Opening Reception to Follow<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21497,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-faculty-staff","category-students"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21496"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21516,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21496\/revisions\/21516"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}