Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos): milk and honey
September 6 — October 19, 2024
219 Bowery, Floor 2
New York, NY 10002
In an inaugural solo show at Cristin Tierney and in New York, interdisciplinary artist Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos), a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, summons the vital rituals of her ancestors with a modern feminist and ecological perspective. The Oregan-based visionary’s prismatic magnetic exhibition titled milk and honey deftly intertwines collage, geometric weaving motifs, and expressive brush strokes, championing social justice in every masterly gesture. The sweeping work un-ring bells spans eight feet and took eleven years to develop. A harmony of organic wood with black and white elements gives way to crimson shapes and lyrically dripping paint. A wondrous layering of reclaimed objects such as a fortune cookie message and a fractured string of Cobalt beads evoke a sense of loss in the wake of Colonial brutality.
What we love: The stunning exhibition is presented in conjunction with Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos)’s presentation at this year’s edition of The Armory Show alongside the acclaimed Elizabeth Leach Gallery.
