White Squaw
White Squaw, 2014
Series of 24 archival pigment prints on archival photo paper & 24 used White Squaw books
Edition of 3
White Squaw is a series of prints based on the “adult western” romance novels published in the 1980s and 90’s under the same title. Featuring a promiscuous half-Native heroine, the book’s taglines drop with cringe-worthy sexual innuendo.
The word ‘squaw’ is a derogatory term that referred to the private parts of women. For Red Star, this work is about taking back ownership of the word and reframing the word to create a new context. With superficial satire, Red Star inserts herself as the lubricious heroine putting focus on the blatant racism and sexism still rampant in contemporary culture.
– Text by Dr. Jordan Amirkhani
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Monument Valley
Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IAWendy Red Star: Apsáalooke Feminist, Four Seasons and White Squaw
The New Gallery, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TNOgema: I Am Woman
Winsor Gallery, Vancouver, B.C. CanadaI.M.N.D.N. Native Art for the 21st Century
The Art Gym, Marylhurst University, Portland, OR -
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, Los Angeles, CA