Sonny Assu
September 11, 2021 - October 9, 2021

Sonny Assu
Omnibus

Sonny Assu has been recognized for his mashups of Indigenous iconography and popular culture. He addresses the ways in which traditions of the past have come to inform contemporary ideas and identities, particularly as related to the effects of colonization, and the loss of language and cultural resources in Indigenous culture. Through a variety of mediums, including museum interventions, large-scale installations, sculpture, and painting, Assu’s work maintains a profound connection to past traditions. His practice emphasizes the complex conversation relating to the intersections and boundaries of traditional Indigenous art within the larger realm of contemporary art practices.
Please contact the gallery at (604) 736-2405 or info@equinoxgallery.com to schedule an appointment to preview the exhibition.

Installation View

Sonny Assu: Omnibus
September 11 - October 9, 2021

  • Rachel Topham Photography

Installation View

Sonny Assu: Omnibus
September 11 - October 9, 2021

  • Rachel Topham Photography

Installation View

Sonny Assu: Omnibus
September 11 - October 9, 2021

  • Rachel Topham Photography

Installation View

Sonny Assu: Omnibus
September 11 - October 9, 2021

  • Rachel Topham Photography

Installation View

Sonny Assu: Omnibus
September 11 - October 9, 2021

  • Rachel Topham Photography

Installation View

Sonny Assu: Omnibus
September 11 - October 9, 2021

  • Rachel Topham Photography

Installation View

Sonny Assu: Omnibus
September 11 - October 9, 2021

  • Rachel Topham Photography

Installation View

Sonny Assu: Omnibus
September 11 - October 9, 2021

  • Rachel Topham Photography
Sonny Assu

Mia-moo

2021

Acrylic paint, acrylic ink, acrylic medium, Marvel comic book pages on panel

  • 51" x 33"
  • Photo: Byron Dauncey
Sonny Assu

Oh, yeah, the area’s gettin’ real built up, for sure. Local indians are making a killing.

2021

Acrylic paint, acrylic ink, acrylic medium, Marvel comic book pages on panel

  • 51" x 33"
  • Photo: Byron Dauncey
Sonny Assu

Ah figured ah could sucker you in for a Sunday punch

2021

Acrylic paint, acrylic ink, acrylic medium, Marvel comic book pages on panel

  • 51" x 33"
  • Photo: Byron Dauncey
Sonny Assu

Bigshot

2021

Acrylic paint, acrylic ink, acrylic medium, Marvel comic book pages on panel

  • 51" x 33"
  • Photo: Byron Dauncey
Sonny Assu

Installation View

2021

  • Photo: Byron Dauncey
Sonny Assu

Sara says it’s done

2021

Acrylic paint, acrylic ink, acrylic medium, Marvel comic book pages on panel

  • 48" x 84"
  • Photo: Byron Dauncey
Sonny Assu

Installation View

2021

  • Photo: Byron Dauncey
Sonny Assu

There will be order and beauty! A new discipline --

2021

Acrylic paint, acrylic ink, acrylic medium, Marvel comic book pages on panel

  • 51" x 33"
  • Photo: Byron Dauncey

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Sonny Assu

Sonny Assu

Sonny Assu (Ligwilda’xw of the Kwakwaka’wakw Nations) has been recognized for his mashups of Indigenous iconography and popular culture. He addresses the ways in which traditions of the past have come to inform contemporary ideas and identities, particularly as related to the effects of colonization, and the loss of language and cultural resources in Indigenous culture. Through a variety of mediums, including museum interventions, large-scale installations, sculpture, and painting, Assu’s work maintains a profound connection to past traditions. His practice emphasizes the complex conversation relating to the intersections and boundaries of traditional Indigenous art within the larger realm of contemporary art practices.

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