Chaz John’s (2024 Awardee) solo show REDHORN emerges from his research of the ancient city of Cahokia, once the most prominent and influential urban settlement of Missisippian culture. Heralding the rise and fall of Cahokia, a star exploded, creating a celestial event thought to be linked to the legend of Morning Star. Mentioned in multiple Indigenous legends where the figure of the Morning Star is depicted as a celestial being that emerged during the creation of the cosmos, REDHORN posits that celestial events at the end of the 11th century propelled Morning Star to sudden theological prominence.