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John Tiktak

John Tiktak

1916
SculptureMinimalism
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70%
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  • • Minimalism
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Why this artist matters now

John Tiktak was a Canadian Inuk sculptor known for his minimalist and figurative work. He was born in 1916 at a camp near the western coast of Hudson Bay, in what is now Nunavut. He lived a traditional Inuit lifestyle before moving to Arviat in the 1950s. In 1958, he relocated to Rankin Inlet, where he began working as a sculptor in 1963.

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Art Institute of Chicago
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