Abstract
The chapter deals with Native American art, which originated in Latin America at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries. It examines works of art whose authors openly declare their Indian origins or display indigenous themes in their works.
The text acquaints readers with the tendencies that are characteristic of Native American art at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries and with which the author either had the opportunity to get acquainted in situ or could communicate with the authors of works of art (either in person or through social media and exhibitions). Given the size of the Latin American region, the text is limited to the following areas and issues.
The text is divided into subchapters, in which the reader is first introduced to the historical context and then is to the phenomenon of Native American art and its specific examples. Gradually, the chapter approaches the problem of the definition of Native American art and its position in today's globalized world, the issue of textile fabrication in Mexico and Colombia and their comparison, (re)presentation of Indians and their artistic creation in museums and galleries, contemporary street art of the Colombian capital - the city of Bogota and eventually the issue of organizing a biennial dedicated to Native American art on the example of Chile.
The subject of the text is primarily the question of how Native American artists and Native American art cope with globalization and the processes that accompany it. It also deals with the way in which identity is conceived and shaped in the works of Native American artists, how Native American themes and motifs are manifested and projected in them, and, eventually, how this state and its institutions influence this sphere.
Attention will be paid to such phenomena as patrimonialization or the relationship of the state and its institutions to nationalism, colonization and the formation of identities. The source of the study is mainly field research and research stays that the author undertook in Mexico and Colombia, as well as professional literature and interviews with artists, especially in the case of Chile.