Martin Cothren

 
A Native American from the Yakama reserve, Martin Cothren (1960-2016) was a fisherman by trade and drew pictures as a pastime depicting native tradition iconography. The drawings gained in complexity during multiple stints in prison where he also learned the craft of beading. Being a spiritual person at heart he could not cope with the ruthlessness of the white man’s world and died homeless on the streets of Anchorage, Alaska on June 4, 2016.
 
Martin Cothren - Tu sais où je suis et je sais où tu es
Gary Hill, Martin Cothren
Tu sais où je suis et je sais où tu es
2021
French edition
Dis Voir - Visual Arts – Encounters
The encounter between international artist Gary Hill and Martin Cothren, an Amerindian fisherman from the Yakama reserve, thrown in prison and died homeless shortly after his release: conceived by Gary Hill, this singular book alternates the story of their common history over twenty years, touching and tragic (an opportunity for Hill to look back on his own trajectory) and Cothren's letters, interspersed with his extraordinary naive drawings.
Martin Cothren - You know where I\'m at and I know where you’re at
Gary Hill, Martin Cothren
You know where I'm at and I know where you’re at
2021
English edition
Dis Voir - Visual Arts – Encounters
The encounter between international artist Gary Hill and Martin Cothren, an Amerindian fisherman from the Yakama reserve, thrown in prison and died homeless shortly after his release: conceived by Gary Hill, this singular book alternates the story of their common history over twenty years, touching and tragic (an opportunity for Hill to look back on his own trajectory) and Cothren's letters, interspersed with his extraordinary naive drawings.
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