{"id":611,"title":"Tlunh Datsi","dimensions":"103 x 91 x 81 cm","date_begin":"1985-01-01","material":"Skull, feathers, turquoise, acrylic paint, shells, wood","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":24,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":6,"stream_count":3,"collection":"Private Collection, Belgium","cached_tag_list":"mixed media","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"\u003cp\u003eCollection Mimi Dusselier ? Puma skull. Currently in the possession of Mimi Dusselier, Meulebeke, Belgi\u0026euml;. The work is crated, and should be mentioned in the list as belonging to a private collection.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n","date_end":"1985-01-01","reference":"","stream_count_app":60,"permalink":"tlunh-datsi","description_ca":"","short_description_ca":"","description_it":"","short_description_it":"","cached_primary_asset_url":"http://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/001/433/medium_500/Tlunh%20datsi_Jimmie%20Durham_1985.jpg?1306139299","cached_actor_names":"Jimmie Durham","hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":"","short_description_uk":"","description_tr":null,"short_description_tr":null,"mhka_works":false,"category":{"en":"Sculpture","nl":"Sculptuur","fr":"Sculpture"},"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/001/433/large/Tlunh%20datsi_Jimmie%20Durham_1985.jpg?1306139299","poster_credits":"image: (c) Maria Thereza Alves","translations":[{"locale":"en","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003e*Tluhn Datsi* was one of the works exhibited in the first show called [*A Matter of Life and Death and Singing*](http://ensembles.mhka.be/events/386), in New York, 1985. In that period Jimmie Durham intentionally used ethnically coded references in his materials and vocabulary. *Tluhn datsi*, meaning \u0026ldquo;panther\u0026rdquo; in Cherokee, is made of a puma skull with shells, feathers and fur, resting on a wooden stand that says \u0026ldquo;POLICE DEPT\u0026rdquo;. Often asked about the question of identity in his work, Durham has said: \u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;m accused, constantly, of making art about my own identity. I never have. I make art about the settler\u0026rsquo;s identity when I make political art. It\u0026rsquo;s not about my identity, it\u0026rsquo;s about the Americans\u0026rsquo; identity.\u0026rdquo; [watch the video bellow]\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"nl","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003e*Tluhn Datsi* was een van de werken in de eerste tentoonstelling onder de titel [*A Matter of Life and Death and Singing*](http://ensembles.mhka.be/events/386), in New York, 1985. In die periode gebruikte Durham met opzet etnisch gecodeerde verwijzingen in zijn materialen en vocabularium. *Tluhn datsi* betekent \u0026lsquo;panter\u0026rsquo; in het Cherokee. Het werk is gemaakt van een poemaschedel met schelpen, veren en vacht, en rust op een houten paneel met de letters \u0026ldquo;POLICE DEPT\u0026rdquo; (\u0026lsquo;politie\u0026rsquo;). Wanneer hij vragen kreeg over de kwestie van identiteit in zijn werk, antwoordde Durham: \u0026ldquo;Ik word voortdurend ervan beschuldigd dat ik kunst maak over mijn eigen identiteit. Dat heb ik nooit gedaan. Wanneer ik politieke kunst maak, maak ik kunst over de identiteit van de kolonisten. Het draait niet om mijn identiteit, het draait om de identiteit van de Amerikanen.\u0026rdquo; [Bekijk onderaan het filmpje]\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"fr","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003e*Tluhn Datsi* \u0026eacute;tait l\u0026rsquo;une des \u0026oelig;uvres de la premi\u0026egrave;re exposition intitul\u0026eacute;e [*A Matter of Life and Death and Singing*](http://ensembles.mhka.be/events/386), \u0026agrave; New York, en 1985\u0026nbsp;; une p\u0026eacute;riode pendant laquelle Durham use intentionnellement des r\u0026eacute;f\u0026eacute;rences ethniques cod\u0026eacute;es dans ses mat\u0026eacute;riaux et son vocabulaire. *Tlunh datsi* \u0026ndash; \u0026laquo;\u0026nbsp;panth\u0026egrave;re\u0026nbsp;\u0026raquo; en langue cherokee \u0026ndash; est compos\u0026eacute; d\u0026rsquo;un cr\u0026acirc;ne de puma, de coquillages, de plumes et de fourrure. Le tout repose sur un support en bois sur lequel on peut lire \u0026laquo;\u0026nbsp;POLICE DEPT\u0026nbsp;\u0026raquo;. Souvent interrog\u0026eacute; quant \u0026agrave; la question de l\u0026rsquo;identit\u0026eacute; dans son \u0026oelig;uvre, Jimmie Durham a affirm\u0026eacute;\u0026nbsp;: \u0026laquo;\u0026nbsp;On m\u0026rsquo;accuse constamment de faire de l\u0026rsquo;art \u0026agrave; propos de ma propre identit\u0026eacute;. Je ne l\u0026rsquo;ai jamais fait. Quand je fais de l\u0026rsquo;art politique, je fais de l\u0026rsquo;art \u0026agrave; propos de l\u0026rsquo;identit\u0026eacute; des colons. Il ne s\u0026rsquo;agit pas de mon identit\u0026eacute;, mais de l\u0026rsquo;identit\u0026eacute; \u0026eacute;tats-unienne.\u0026nbsp;\u0026raquo; [vous pouvez visionner la vid\u0026eacute;o ci-dessous]\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"ru","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"es","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","short_description":"","description":""}],"actors":[{"id":209,"name":"Jimmie Durham","category":{"en":"Creator","nl":"Vervaardiger","fr":"Créateur"}}]}