MINNEAPOLIS — Infinite love abounds in Dyani White Hawk’s (Sičaŋǧu Lakota) solo exhibition, Love Language, at the Walker Art Center. The work of the Minneapolis-based artist and 2023 MacArthur Fellow imbues a space rarely afforded to local creators with a deeply rooted Indigenous perspective. Organized in four thematic sections — See, Honor, Nurture, and Celebrate — these collectively serve as both artistic imperatives and ethical calls to action.
See invites viewers into the vibrant cultural legacies of Native art, while Honor delves into enduring connections to land, lineage, and community. Within the Nurture section are cozy couches with throws and pillows designed by White Hawk and produced by nearby Fairbault Woolen Mills, as well as the video series Listen — 10 monitors paired with headphones that amplify the voices of Indigenous women speaking in their native languages while surrounded by their ancestral lands.
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