# @hyperallergic on Instagram - **Type:** Image - **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DLAbuUTs5Ne - **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33970043-hyperallergic-instagram - **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/ee22fe8e5d.jpg - **Posted:** 2025-06-17T15:22:17.000+00:00 - **Account Owner:** Hyperallergic (@hyperallergic) — https://gondola.cc/hyperallergic ## Caption In this episode of the Hyperallergic Podcast, joins to discuss the process and inspiration behind this pair of works, titled “The Knowledge Keepers” (2024), in addition to a host of other fascinating topics. In this episode of the Hyperallergic Podcast, Mohawk artist alan_michelson joins Editor-in-Chief hragv to discuss the process and inspiration behind his current pair of sculptures installed outside the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, titled “The Knowledge Keepers” (2024). They also discuss the dinosaur tracks on Mt. Holyoke that inspired the artist as a child, the reasons George Washington is known as a “Town Destroyer” in many Native languages, and how Michelson sees the land as a silent witness to history. We also talk with Ian Alteveer, the chair of Contemporary Art at MFA Boston, who walks us through the fascinating process behind “The Knowledge Keepers,” which is the inaugural installation in a series of monuments that will greet visitors at the museum’s main entrance. Check out the episode now anywhere you tune in to your favorite shows, or watch the conversation on YouTube, complete images of the artworks they discuss. . . . 1 - Artist Alan Michelson, overlaid on one of the two sculptures in his work “The Knowledge Keepers” (2024) (all images courtesy the artist, unless otherwise noted; edit Isabella Segalovich/Hyperallergic) 3, 4 - Still of Alan Michelson, “Mespat” (2001) at the Gwangju Biennale in 2021 (courtesy of the artist) 5 - Alan Michelson, “Earth’s Eye” (1990) 6 - Alan Michelson, “Pehin Hanska ktepi (They Killed Long Hair)” (2021) 7, 8, 10 - Alan Michelson, “The Knowledge Keepers” (2024) 9 - Alan Michelson, “No York” (1997) (photo Adam T. Deen) #AlanMichelson #IndigenousArtist #Sculpture #MFABoston #Boston ## Stats - **Views:** 0 - **Likes:** 398 - **Shares:** 0 - **Comments:** 6 ## Tags boston, sculpture, mfaboston, indigenousartist, alanmichelson --- Copyright (c) Gondola