STIRS UP THE DUST by Wendy Red Star of feathers, beads and synthetic fabric, from the series Thunder Up Above, 2011. 

AUTRY MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN WEST features “Future Imaginaries: Indigenous Art, Fashion, Technology” through June 21, 2026. 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.

4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, California 90027-1462; 323.667.2000; www.theautry.org.