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Join Us LOS ANGELES — “Maybe ‘apocalypse’ is the opportunity we are looking for, even if we don’t quite know it yet.” This message from Santa Clara Pueblo sculptor Rose B. Simpson is printed at the feet of her over-eight-foot-tall figurative sculpture “Ground (Witness)” (2016) at the Autry Museum of the American West.
The artist’s evocative “maybe” can provide a generative perspective in this political moment, as many Indigenous communities continue to survive the apocalyptic reality of European settler colonialism. Future Imaginaries: Indigenous Art, Fashion, Technology , in which Simpson’s towering sculpture is situated, was organized by the Autry Museum as part of the Getty Foundation’s PST ART: Art & Science Collide program and runs through June 21, 2026. With over 50 pieces on view, the show aims to challenge specific preconceived notions of what constitutes Native art through the work of contemporary Indigenous art.