Monday, May 21, 2007

Alaskana isn't Art

Our friend Joe was featured in the Anchorage Daily News yesterday.


"I WILL NOT DO ALASKANA.

I WILL NOT DO ALASKANA."

That has become Joseph Senungetuk's mantra as he has watched other artists rush to produce souvenirs for the crowds tumbling off cruise ships.

The Anchorage artist said Alaskana is about the exchange of money, not the exchange of culture or ideas. You can read the rest at Anchorage Daily News.

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