Talk:Dana Claxton

Artist only wants information on their page
If the information is a direct copyright violation or has Biography of Living Persons concerns then it should be removed. If it is just because the artist doesn't want something, but there is information in reliable sources; the artist can take the issues to the talk page and see if a consensus can be worked out. VViking Talk Edits 00:34, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

Request to change the description/analysis of "Onto The Red Road"
The current description of "Onto The Red Road" stipulates that Dana Claxton herself is depicted in this series, which is not the case. The model was her long-time collaborator and muse Samaya Jardey (also her model in her recent "Made To Be Ready" series of photographs ). The article goes on to argue that the series depicts the model "slowly removing articles of clothing to reveal a sexy outfit", while the series is actually meant to be displayed in the complete opposite direction, with the model changing her outfit from Western eroticizing appropriation of Native garments to traditional Lakota clothing (from left to right). The aim of the series is not solely to bring "questions of sexuality and gender bias to light", but rather to engage with a Native woman's spiritual journey as she re-claims female Indigenous imagery. Further reference to this analysis can be found in Lynne Bell's essay for Canadian Art, when she writes in direct reference to the work: "In these images, Claxton creates allegories of the double experience of living within both Western postmodern culture and traditional Lakota ceremonial culture." ; as well as in Kevin Griffin's article for the Vancouver Sun: "Again red dominates Onto the Red Road, a series of images that shows a woman progressively changing through variations in westernized and Lakota clothing. For the Lakota, 'walking on the red road' means being on a spiritual path. The woman starts off in a short sundance skirt and hot red stiletto-heeled boots up to her thighs; she ends up wearing a much longer red sundance skirt that chastely covers her legs but exposes her bare feet. In the final image, the woman is raising her hands over her head, her palms facing forward. In five steps, Claxton has made the woman transform from a sexual figure into a spiritual one." As a large part of Dana Claxton's practice is to un-do and un-pack the Western erasure and appropriation of Indigenous history, it seems a disservice and a confusing if not misleading description of the artworks to the readers here, and we believe that this section should reflect the changes proposed here. Sorwenes (talk) 23:04, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

Request to edit part of "Photography" section
After seeking further help on edit and sourcing in particular on articles pertaining to art, I was advised to declare my conflict of interest on my user page as well as request to have the description of "Onto the Red Road" edited down. Currently, the only source cited on that piece no longer exists (the link leads to a "404 not found" page). Furthermore, the article uses the term "sexy", which is a subjective appraisal of the piece, which I understand not to fit the guidelines of Wikipedia. It also claims that Dana Claxton is the model, which is not the case and does not provide sources for this claim. The review of the piece mis-reads the direction the series should be read. Would it be possible to remove all of these contentious items? Sorwenes (talk) 22:44, 20 September 2016 (UTC)

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