Indigenous futurisms : transcending past/present/future

Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (Author). Phillips, Patsy, (contributor.). Well-Off-Man, Manuela, (contributor.). Fricke, Suzanne Newman, (contributor.). Herr, Chelsea M. (contributor.). Carlson, Andrea, 1979- (contributor.). Begay, David, (contributor.). Ambrose-Smith, Neal, (artist.). Amerman, Marcus, 1959- (artist.). Archuleta, Byron, (artist.). Assu, Sonny, 1975- (artist.). Galanin, Nicholas, 1979- (artist.). Greeves, Teri, (artist). Hill, Luzene, (artist). Buffalo, Frank Hyde, (artist). Kite (Suzanne Kite) 1990- (artist). Ronneberg, Devin, (artist). LaPensée, Elizabeth, (artist). Judd, Steven Paul, (artist). McCloud, James, (artist). McCoy, Daniel, Jr. (artist). Natay, Ehren Kee, (artist.). Niro, Shelley, 1954- (artist.). Ortiz, Virgil, 1969- (artist.). X, Santiago, (artist). Sense, Sarah, (artist). Singer, Ryan, 1973- (artist). Fragnito, Skawennati Tricia, (artist). Skenandore, Hoka, (artist). Tsosie, Robert Dale, (artist). Veregge, Jeffrey, (artist). Wakemup, Rory, (artist). Wilson, Will, 1969- (artist.). Pappan, Debra Yepa- (artist). Institute of American Indian Arts. (Added Author). Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (Added Author).

Summary: Indigenous Futurisms: Transcending Past/Present/Future investigates a major trend in Contemporary Native Art--the rise of futuristic or science-fiction inspired Native American art. The essays and artworks present the future from a Native perspective and illustrate the use of Indigenous cosmology and science as part of tribal oral history and ways of life. Several of the artists use sci-fi related themes to emphasize the importance of Futurism in Native cultures, to pass on tribal oral history and to revive their Native language. However, Indigenous Futurism also offer a way to heal from the traumas of the past and present--the post-apocalyptic narratives depicted in some of the artworks are often reality for Indigenous communities worldwide.

Record details

ISBN: 9781732840324
ISBN: 1732840326
Physical Description: print
175 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 27 cm
Publisher: Santa Fe, NM : IAIA Museum of Contemporary Indian Arts, ©2020

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes index. Artists include: Marcus Amerman ; Byron Archuleta ; Sonny Assu ; Nicholas Galanin ; Teri Greeves ; Luzene Hill ; Frank Buffalo Hyde ; Steven Paul Judd ; Kite ; Elizabeth LaPensée ; James McCloud ; Daniel McCoy Jr. ; Ehren Kee Natay; Shelley Niro ; Virgil Ortiz ; Devin Ronneberg ; Sarah Sense ; Ryan Singer ; Skawennati ; Hoka Skenandore ; Neal Ambrose Smith ; Robert Dale Tsosie; Jeffrey Veregge ; Rory Wakemup ; Will Wilson ; Santiago X ; Debra Yepa-Pappan.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 154-167) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Foreword / Patsy Phillips -- Indigenous futurism: Transcending past/present/future / Manuela Well-Off-Man -- Live long and prosper: Science fiction in contemporary native art / Suzanne Newman Fricke -- "Resistance is futile": Indigenizing the worlds of pop culture and science fiction / Chelsea M. Herr -- The earth is our mothership / Andrea Carlson -- Diné worldview and futurism: A holistic perspective / David Begay -- Plates -- Selected checklist -- Contributors -- Selected bibliography -- Index.