In a world of fakes, who can you trust?
From leading Indigenous playwright, author, journalist, and filmmaker Drew Hayden Taylor comes The Undeniable Accusations of Red Cadmium Light, a provocative new play that asks urgent questions about authenticity, identity, and the cost of truth.
Here’s the background: the paint named Red Cadmium Light was created in 1982. Nazhi runs an art gallery on the Otter Lake First Nation specializing in the work of legendary Anishinaabe artist Norval Morrisseau and other renowned Indigenous artists. Her daughter Beverly is a respected Indigenous educator on the verge of a major career breakthrough.
So when a reporter begins to dig into the world of counterfeit Indigenous art, and a painting dated before 1982 and attributed to Morrisseau is shown to contain the pigment, there can be only one conclusion: the painting’s a fake. The discovery risks jeopardizing both women’s careers – and their relationship – forever.
From leading Indigenous playwright, author, journalist, and filmmaker Drew Hayden Taylor comes The Undeniable Accusations of Red Cadmium Light, a provocative new play that asks urgent questions about authenticity, identity, and the cost of truth.
Here’s the background: the paint named Red Cadmium Light was created in 1982. Nazhi runs an art gallery on the Otter Lake First Nation specializing in the work of legendary Anishinaabe artist Norval Morrisseau and other renowned Indigenous artists. Her daughter Beverly is a respected Indigenous educator on the verge of a major career breakthrough.
So when a reporter begins to dig into the world of counterfeit Indigenous art, and a painting dated before 1982 and attributed to Morrisseau is shown to contain the pigment, there can be only one conclusion: the painting’s a fake. The discovery risks jeopardizing both women’s careers – and their relationship – forever.