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Kent Monkman Rewrites Vermeer at the Frick
The Frick Collection invited Cree artist Kent Monkman to create five paintings responding to Vermeer’s *Officer and Laughing Girl*. Replacing Vermeer’s young woman with Monkman’s time-travelling character Miss Chief, the works recast the scene across five centuries to explore colonialism, trade and Indigenous history.
Why it worked: It hijacked a canonical masterpiece inside a blue-chip museum to stage a counter-history, creating institution-backed controversy with built-in art-world relevance.
The lesson: Consider piggybacking on a beloved classic in a prestigious venue and reframing it with a time-spanning character to surface hidden histories.
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| Publication | Headline | Date |
|---|---|---|
| nyartlife.com | Kent Monkman Reimagines Vermeer at The Frick in ‘Officer and Laughing Girl’- New York Art Life | Monday 24th August, 2026 |
| ansa.it | Vermeer and Native Americans: Kent Monkman rewrites history at the Frick | Tuesday 10th November, 2026 |
| vogue.com | Artist Kent Monkman’s Latest Work Is Filled With Fashion Easter Eggs | Thursday 12th November, 2026 |