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David Ruben Piqtoukun reflects on 50 years of carving stories

The Inuvialuk sculptor has a major exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario, called Radical Remembrance. He spoke with Q's Tom Power about his sculptures and how he's transferred his anger as a residential school survivor into art.

The Inuvialuk sculptor has a major exhibition on view now at the AGO through June 25

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David Ruben Piqtoukun sits in front of one of his sculptures.
David Ruben Piqtoukun with his work, People of the Midnight Sun, 2017. © David Ruben Piqtoukun. (Craig Boyko/AGO)
Q20:57Sculptor David Ruben Piqtoukun celebrates 50 years of art with AGO exhibit

David Ruben Piqtoukun is a Governor General's Award-winning sculptor. His work channels the stories he's heard from Inuit elders and others in the community, but as a residential school survivor, he's also trying to make sense of his own story.

Piqtoukun currently has a major exhibition on view at the Art Gallery of Ontario, called Radical Remembrance: The Sculptures of David Ruben Piqtoukun. He spoke with Q's Tom Power about his sculptures and how he's transferred his anger into art.

Check out more of Piqtoukun's works from the exhibition here.

The full interview with David Ruben Piqtoukun is available on our podcast, Q with Tom Power. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

Interview with David Ruben Piqtoukun produced by Ben Edwards.