Paul Chaat Smith

News and Interviews

News and Interviews

A Questionnaire on Decolonization 12/1/2020

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Famed Teutonic art journal October asks a bunch of people, including PCS, what they think of decolonization.

Power Station with Paul Chaat Smith 11/30/2020

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Appeared on old friend Anne Pasmanick’s Power Station podcast.

Cambridge History of Native American Literature 9/1/2020

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Melanie Benson Taylor’s ambitious book is dangerous and bracing, unsentimental yet heartfelt. Twenty-nine scholars, plus Stephen Graham Jones and PCS, reshuffle the entire field.

New York Times on the Americans Exhibition 7/14/2020

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Better late than never! Culture reporter Jennifer Schuessler interviews PCS on the Washington NFL’s team name change.

Vox’s Today Explained 7/14/2020

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“I knew it might be coming, but it's such a shock when it actually happens. Nothing was more immovable in the mascot discussion than the Washington NFL franchise."

Hiding in Plain Sight 7/1/2019

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Museum Magazine features article by PCS on the Americans exhibition.

That Brunch in the Forest Episode 8 11/14/2018

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“That brunch in the forest.” PCS on Sidedoor podcast.

Distinguished Critic Lecture 12/7/2017

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Joining the ranks of Linda Nochlin, Roberta Smith, Holland Cotter and Carolina Miranda, PCS delivers the Eleventh Annual AICA/USA Distinguished Critic Lecture.

Officially Indian: Symbols that Define the United States 10/2/2017

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Companion book for the Americans exhibition, by co-curator Cecile R. Ganteaume. PCS contributes the afterword, Colin Calloway the foreword. It’s good, buy it.

Dinner and a Movie: The Searchers 12/5/2014

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This all happens in one December evening: dinner, movie, panel discussion, book signing. The movie is John Ford's The Searchers. Panelists include best-selling author Glenn Frankel and PCS, moderated by Smithsonian curator Jim Deutsch. Fri Dec 5, 7pm, NMAI DC.

PCS attends the Art Conversation Series 11/21/2014

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One Night Only: PCS at the Art Conversation Series, MacKenzie Art Gallery: Wednesday November 19. Where? Regina, Saskatchewan, 5:30 pm. Pizza will be available for a nominal fee.

Empire: Photographs and Essays by Lewis deSoto11/1/2014

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PCS contributes foreword to the superb EMPIRE: Photographs and Essays by Lewis deSoto.

Author Talk with Paul Chaat Smith 11/13/2012

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PCS author talk at DC’s Martin Luther King Memorial Library Tue Nov 13, 7 pm.

Exclusive: Interview with an Curator 07/02/2012

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Interview with Paul Chaat Smith.

AIP: Focus on Indigenous Peoples: Paul Chaat Smith 03/01/2012

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The lecture is titled “Making Sense of the New Romanticism: Americans and Indians in the 21st Century.” The venue is Lewis Auditorium, Cornell University. The day is Thu Mar 1. The time is 4:30 pm.

Paul Chaat Smith Lectures at MICA 11/28/2011

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PCS lecture at Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore: Monday, November 28, for MICA's new MFA program in Curatorial Practice.

PCS Reviews Caleb's Crossing 04/28/2011

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PCS reviews the new Geraldine Brooks novel, Caleb’s Crossing, in the Washington Post. It’s pretty good!

PCS Presents at the College Art Association Global Art Histories/ Multiple Modernities” 02/10/2011

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Global Art Histories/Multiple Modernities: PCS presenting at College Art Association, New York. Free and open to the public! Thursday, February 10.

PCS Speaks at Aurora University's Schingoethe Museum 11/04/2010

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PCS speaks at Aurora University's Schingoethe Museum.That's Illinois, baby! Thursday November 4, 7 pm sharp, in the Perry Theater.

PCS Remembers Wilma Mankiller with CNN 04/08/2010

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PCS remembers Wilma Mankiller @ CNN.com.

PCS Attends the Opening for Hide: Skin as Material and Metaphor 03/04/2010

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Attend opening for “Hide: Skin as Material and Metaphor” at NMAI New York.

Review of 'Brian Jungen: Strange Comfort' at the Museum of the American Indian 10/20/2009

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Brian Jungen: Strange Comfort reviewed on front page of Washington Post’s Style section. Full color!

Louise Erdrich Reviews Everything You Know About Indians is Wrong 10/19/2009

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Louise Erdrich awards stars to Everything You Know about Indians Is Wrong.

Brian Jungen on Crafting Everyday Objects Into Art 10/17/2009

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Brian Jungen: Strange Comfort on NPR’s Weekend Edition.

PCS Introduces Carolyn Christov-Bakagiev, Listen Here! 10/16/2009

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PCS introduces Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev at Hirshhorn’s Meet the Artist event with Brian Jungen.

Thinking about Australian Indigenous Art in a Global Context 10/14/2009

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Panel discussion for amazing Culture Warriors show of aboriginal art at American University.

PCS quoted in the Washington Post 10/07/2009

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PCS quoted in Washington Post story about the art collection in the Obama White House.

Reader Spotlight: Author Paul Chaat Smith 06/02/2009

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PCS reveals his next project on Washington Post books blog.

National Broadcast of Episode Five: Wounded Knee 05/11/2009

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National broadcast of Episode Five: Wounded Knee, the final chapter in American Experience’s We Shall Remain series. PCS a talking head and creative consultant.

Book Reading and Signing at Politics and Prose D.C. 05/02/2009

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Reading and signing at Politics & Prose, DC’s finest bookstore.

Reading and Signing at NMAI World Headquarters 04/18/2009

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Packed reading and signing at NMAI World Headquarters.

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