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Article: 'BRIAN JUNGEN: STRANGE COMFORT' OPENS AT NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN INDIAN OCT. 16
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- October 12, 2009
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following press release:
The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian presents a major exhibition of the critically acclaimed works of Brian Jungen (b. 1970), one of the leading contemporary artists of his generation. On view from Oct. 16 through Aug. 8, 2010, "Brian Jungen: Strange Comfort" features new pieces never seen before in the United States.
This is the first exhibition in which works by the Vancouver, Canada-based artist, whose heritage is Swiss-Canadian and Dunne-za First Nations, have been organized by a Native American museum. It is also the first solo exhibition of a contemporary artist at the museum ...