The Village of Yorkville Park
Cumberland Street and Bellair Street -
The Rock
Iskootāo, 2010
Kent Monkman - Toronto, Canada
Gisèle Gordon - Toronto, Canada
Performance Art
Iskootāo is the Cree word for fire but also means "woman's heart." In a live performance with sound and light, 650-tonne billion-year-old chunk of the Canadian shield is transformed into the pulsing heart of Mother Earth by Kent Monkman's infamous alter-ego Miss Chief Eagle Testickle.
Steps away from the third most expensive retail space in North America, Miss Chief takes us back to the core. Every heartbeat penetrates deep into the lands of the Missisissauga, Seneca, Wendat, Cayuga...
Kent Monkman is a Canadian artist of Cree ancestry who works in painting, film/video, performance, and installation. He has exhibited his work widely within Canada and internationally. He is represented in Toronto by Bailey Fine Arts. Gisèle Gordon is a media-based artist and curator. She’s directed many films, including the award-winning feature-length documentary, The Tunguska Project.
Suitable for all ages
In association with Sound Designer, Phil Strong and Technical Advisor, Archer Pechawis
Special Thanks to Gerald McMaster
