第3114期:A major art exhibition exploring the achievement

A major new exhibition in the heart of Washington celebrates the artistic achievements, of Native American women with more than 80 works of art.华盛顿市中心的一个大型全新展览展出了八十多件艺术品， 以此庆祝美国土著妇女的艺术成就。Parts of our people, Native women artists is the first exhibit of its kind, says Anya Montiel,curatorof American and Native American Women's Art and Crafts, at the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.史密森尼美国艺术博物馆伦威克美术馆的美国和美洲土著妇女艺术与手工艺品策展人安雅·蒙蒂尔说，作为我们民族的一部分，土著女性艺术家是首类参与此类展览的人群。There have been other exhibitions in the past that have featured only Native women artists. But those exhibitions tended to future contemporary art.在过去的展览中，只有土著女性艺术家参加。但这些展览倾向于面向未来的当代艺术。So the curators of this show, they wanted to make sure that this exhibition is comprehensive, in the timespan as well as including many different artistic mediums as possible.本次展览的策展人希望确保展览内容全面，不仅在时间跨度上，还要尽可能涵盖多种不同的艺术媒介。Those mediums range from paintings, textiles and sculptures to baskets and even wearable art.这些媒介涵盖了绘画、纺织品、雕塑、篮子，甚至还有可穿戴艺术。The exhibit explores three central themes: legacy, relationship and power.该展览探索了三个中心主题：遗产、关系和权力。Legacy is really talking about continuum. A lot of these artists have learned these traditions from their ancestors.遗产实际上讨论的是连续体。这些艺术家中的许多人都是从祖先那里学习到这些传统的。Adorned with teeth from hunted elk, it took many years to gather enough to decorate a single dress.这件服饰以猎获的麋鹿牙齿作为装饰，耗费多年才收集到足够数量来点缀一整件衣裳。So you have this dress that is put together by the women of the family, but with this beautiful decoration, that really shows the legacy of the entire family.这件衣服是由家庭中的女性共同缝制，但配上这精美的装饰，真正展现了整个家族的传承。The theme of relationship represents the connection between humans and the earth.关系的主题代表了人与地球之间的联系。This one is called Wisdom of the Universe by Christi Belcourt. And it looks like beadwork, but it's actually all painting in acrylic.这幅作品名为“宇宙的智慧”，作者是克里斯蒂·贝尔考特。它看起来像是珠饰，但实际上都是用丙烯颜料绘制的。And upon closer inspection, the insects the birds and the plants are actually endangered species, and so it's really presenting to us what are we going to do about this.仔细观察可以发现，这些昆虫、鸟类和植物实际上都是濒危物种，它真的在向我们提出一个问题：我们该如何应对这一状况。The theme of power speaks to the authority of Native women within their nations.权力的主题讲述了土著妇女在她们社会内的权威。Especially for the Muscogee Creek, they are matrilineal nation. The women were the ones who made the decisions, especially about whether or not they were going to go to war.尤其是对于马斯科基民族来说，他们是母系氏族。女人们才是做决策的人，尤其是关于是否要参战的决策。Visitors did the exhibit had an emotional response.参观者对这些作品有着强烈的感触。The last piece I was just looking at how to scar from shoulder to her hip, and the trauma of the culture that has been really traumatized by another was extremely impactful.我看的最后一幅作品展示了从肩膀到臀部的疤痕，以及一种文化受到另一种文化重创所带来的伤痛 ，这极具冲击力。One over there with the girl and the scar in the back that was really powerful. I don't know. It's just like, I wanted to cry when I saw it.那边有个女孩，后背有一道伤疤，真的给我很强烈的冲击。不知道为什么，看着这幅作品我就想哭。And that's the point of this exhibit, expose people to the variety of artwork created by Native American women, who may never have received the credit they deserve.这就是这次展览的意义所在， 让人们接触到美国土著妇女创作的各种艺术品， 她们可能从未得到应有的赞誉。This exhibition has so many testaments of these women saying that, despite everything that's happened to Native women, the cultures and the traditions are still so strong.这场展览汇集了众多女性的证言，她们诉说着尽管原住民女性经历了种种磨难，但文化与传统的生命力依然如此顽强。This touring exhibit remains in Washington until May.该巡回展览将在华盛顿展出到五月。