The Independent

For the 2018 edition of The Independent, New York, Garth Greenan Gallery presents I See Red, an exhibition of works by Jaune Quick-to-See Smith. The four paintings in the exhibition provide an overview of Smith’s work between 1993 and 1996, a unique and innovative period in the artist’s practice. During that time, Smith began her famous series I See Red, further extending and elaborating her use of red as a signature of Native American identity. The saturated red of paintings such as I See Red: Indian Hand (1993), I See Red: My Heart Belongs to Daddy (1996), I See Red: McFlag (1996), and I See Red: Worlds Within Worlds (1996) performs simultaneous acts of affirmation and resistance.

Each work in I See Red is distinguished by a unique mix of media and collaged text on canvas. In I See Red: McFlag, bands of dripping white and red paint alternate, forming the thirteen stripes of the American flag.

Garth Greenan Gallery is pleased to represent Jaune Quick-to-See Smith.