"Infinite love abounds in Dyani White Hawk's (Sičaŋǧu Lakota) solo exhibition, Love Language, at the Walker Art Center. The work of the Minneapolis-based artist and 2023 MacArthur Fellow imbues a space rarely afforded to local creators with a deeply rooted Indigenous perspective. Organized in four thematic sections - See, Honor, Nurture, and Celebrate - these collectively serve as both artistic imperatives and ethical calls to action."
"The kapémni design, an X shape formed from two triangles that meet at the tip, is a foundational Očeti Šakowiŋ (Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota) design, and is central to White Hawk's practice. It symbolizes the point of connection between the cosmological spiritual world and the earthly world, as well as the balance between humans and nature. The concept and form are monumentally explored in the artist's 10-foot sculptural kapémni tower, "Infinite We" (2025),"
Dyani White Hawk's Love Language arranges work in four thematic sections: See, Honor, Nurture, and Celebrate. See highlights vibrant Native art legacies while Honor emphasizes enduring connections to land, lineage, and community. Nurture includes cozy seating with throws and pillows designed by White Hawk and produced by nearby Fairbault Woolen Mills, plus the Listen video series featuring Indigenous women speaking in native languages on ancestral land. The kapémni design functions as a central symbol of connection between spiritual and earthly realms and appears in the monumental 10-foot kapémni tower "Infinite We" (2025). The Celebrate section includes large-scale canvases such as "Wopila/Lineage."
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