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Title:	Future Imaginaries: Indigenous Art, Fashion, Technology
Date:	9/7/2024 - 6/21/2026
Address:	The Autry Museum in Griffith Park, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Location:	Los Angeles, CA
Hours:	Tuesday–Friday 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. / Saturday–Sunday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Cost/Cover:	free - $18
Web Page:	https://theautry.org/exhibitions/future-imaginaries
Contact Info:	323-667-2000

Details:

Future Imaginaries explores the rise of Futurism in contemporary Indigenous art as a means of enduring colonial trauma, creating alternative futures and advocating for Indigenous technologies in a more inclusive present and sustainable future. Over 50 artworks are on display, some interspersed throughout the museum, creating unexpected encounters and dialogues between contemporary Indigenous creations and historic Autry works. Artists such as Andy Everson, Ryan Singer and Neal Ambrose Smith wittily upend pop-culture icons by Indigenizing sci-fi characters and storylines; Wendy Red Star places Indigenous people in surreal spacescapes wearing fantastical regalia; Virgil Ortiz brings his own space odyssey, ReVOlt 1680/2180, to life in a new, site-specific installation. By intermingling science fiction, self-determination, and Indigenous technologies across a diverse array of Native cultures, Future Imaginaries envisions sovereign futures while countering historical myths and the ongoing impact of colonization, including environmental degradation and toxic stereotypes.