On November 8th, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) unveiled a new Inuit art exhibit curated by Inuk artist and curator asinnajaq. This captivating display of the Museum’s Inuit art collection offers a thoughtful exploration of life’s rhythms in Inuit Nunangat (Inuit homelands) across the circumpolar North.
CBC News reports on this innovative exhibition, which embraces a storytelling approach and will evolve over the next five years with periodic updates. It features a rotating selection of approximately 120 works by 70 Inuit artists from Nunavik, Nunavut, Nunatsiavut, and the Inuvialuit Settlement Region.
This comprehensive video features insights from curator asinnajaq, renowned Inuk artist Niap, and Stéphane Aquin, Director of the MMFA.