Raven Travelling: Two Centuries of Haida Art Membership:Member Existing somewhere between dystopian and

Existing somewhere between dystopian and utopian

The Power Plant and the Vancouver Art Gallery

Taking its title from images in their works

Grant Arnold

and a detailed chronology illuminates Pearlman’s collecting practices in relation to noteworthy events in the art world

Raven Travelling: Two Centuries of Haida Art Membership:Member Existing somewhere between dystopian andThe core of this powerful assemblage is an exploration of the extraordinary achievement of Haida art, as art. Interwoven throughout the text and the finely reproduced images is a skillful intermingling of key themes: the defining myths of origins; the structures of ownership and privilege; the relationship of the people to the land; the influence of the early master carvers; the monumental achievements of Charles Edenshaw, Bill Reid, Robert Davidson,