Jeffrey Gibson in his studio in Hudson, N.Y., with a painting, at right, for his U.S. Pavilion exhibition at the Venice Biennale, opening April 20. The work, titled “Whereas It Is Essential to Just Government We Recognize the Equality of All People Before the Law,” cites the Civil Rights Act of 1875 in close, angular letters. Credit: Elliott Jerome Brown Jr. for *The New York Times.*

Ahead of his presentation at the United States Pavilion of the Venice Biennale 2024, Jeffrey Gibson is featured in an extensive profile by Jillian Steinhauer for The New York Times. The article explores the formative context of Gibson’s early life and career, and the trajectory of his practice leading up to his selection as the first Indigenous artist to represent the United States with a solo presentation at the Biennale. Steinhauer’s reporting included a visit to Gibson’s studio in December 2023 and comprehensive interviews with Gibson and Pavilion commissioners Kathleen Ash-Milby, Louis Grachos, and Abigail Winograd.

“Everything is multifaceted. His over-the-top aesthetic is a joyful revolt against the reductiveness of fixed categories and the pressure he’s felt, both externally and internally, to always show up on behalf of Native Americans.”

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