🗓️May 18 – September 9, 2012
ANCHORAGE MUSEUM
📍625 C Street Anchorage, AK 99501 USA
◆True North: Contemporary Art of the Circumpolar North◆
The North has long been romanticized as a remote and untamed frontier—vast, cold, white, and seemingly unchanging. To outsiders, it may appear marginally inhabitable, but for those who call it home, the North is dynamic, magnetic, and deeply multidimensional. Even as the frontier ideal fades into history, the region retains its identity as a place of resilience and independence.
The Anchorage Museum’s latest exhibition, True North: Contemporary Art of the Circumpolar North, explores the complexity and transformation of this region. Featuring nearly 80 photographs, films, and multimedia installations by 39 artists from Iceland, Scandinavia, Canada, and the United States—including many Alaskans—this exhibition offers a fresh perspective on Northern life.
In the past, Northern art was largely defined by its awe-inspiring landscapes, often depicted with a sense of detachment and serenity. Today, artists of the North capture a different reality—one of change, human impact, and uncertainty. Their work reflects a landscape in transition, questioning what it means to exist in a place that is both enduring and vulnerable.