Jeffrey Gibson: They Come From Fire
An immersive, site-responsive installation by multimedia artist Jeffrey Gibson, 'They Come From Fire' transforms the exterior windows on the facade of the museum’s main building as well as the two-story interior Schnitzer Sculpture Court. This dynamic work celebrates Portland’s Indigenous history, presence and vitality through the use of suspended glass panels, text, and photographic imagery created with Indigenous, BIPOC, LGBTQ+ artists, and other community members, on and around monument pedestals n front of the museum. Coinciding with a survey of Dakota modernist Oscar Howe, the installation serves as a bridge between the museum’s contemporary and Native American art collections.
As a fundraiser to support the production of Jeffrey Gibson’s multimedia installation, the artist produced a limited edition print with Mullowney Printing Company in Portland. The edition of 50 prints, titled 'They Come From Fire', is a multilayered offset relief print on several layers of handmade Japanese gampi paper. The final layer is screen printed gold ink flocked with metallic mica.
