Postcommodity, a Southwest Native American
Artist collective, was founded in 2007 by
Kade Twist and
Steven Yazzie.[1] Their name refers to the "commodity era" of
Native American art trading in the late 1800s and 1900s, with the "post" being in reference to their modern take on traditional Native art forms.
Their current members include
Kade Twist and
Cristobal Martinez. Former members are
Raven Chacon (2009-2018), Steve Yazzie (2007-2010) and Nathan Young (2007-2015).
Art style
A scare-eye bird repellent balloon made by Postcommodity members Raven Chacon, Cristóbal Martínez, and Kade L. Twist, 2015,[2]Art Institute of Chicago
Postcommodity makes use of modern technology (sound, video, etc.)[3] in a way that goes against what would be considered as Native American "Commodity Art". Much of this work has been considered as
Asmr. Recently, they have been incorporating their work into architecture, such as adding speakers to pre-existing buildings, or creating their own structures.
Another recurring theme in their art is the use of
Bird scarer balloons, which contain elements of Native American colors and iconography. Their context for using these balloons is to "function as an intervention repelling the manifestations of the Western worldview and imagination."[4]
In addition to visual art and ASMR, Postcommodity has released music. Much of this music is compiled from other artists, and has been released in the form of
LP records.
^Irwin, Matthew (Spring 2017). "Suturing the Borderlands: Postcommodity and Indigenous Presence on the U.S.-Mexico Border". InVisible Culture. No. 26.
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^Kelley, Bill (June 2015). "Reimagining Ceremonies: A Conversation with Postcommodity". Afterall. 39: 26–35.
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