On this episode, Kathleen Ash-Milby and John P. Lukavic are joined by multi-hyphenate Native artist, Virgil Ortiz. With his work in subversive clay sculptures, futuristic fashion design, and a years-long science-fiction film & museum exhibition project about the 1680 Pueblo Revolt, Virgil Ortiz is breaking boundaries and using his platform to educate and inspire awe.
This episode is part of a series brought to you by FRAME, the French American Museum Exchange, of which both the Portland and Denver Art Museums are proud members. FRAME has a rich history of connecting museums in its network through exhibitions and education programs for over 20 years. FRAME provided grant funding for a series of podcast episodes and we are thrilled to be able to tell these stories with FRAME’s assistance.
Featured in this episode:
Kathleen Ash-Milby – Curator of Native American Art, Portland Art Museum
John P. Lukavic – Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Native Arts, Denver Art Museum
Mentioned in this episode:
- Denver Art Museum
- FRAME
- Virgil Ortiz
- Oscar Howe
- Cochiti Pueblo
- Clay figure, from Tourniquet Series
- Virgil Ortiz: La Renaissance Indigène
- Dakota Access pipeline protests
- Be Best
- Donald Trump-inspired sculpture
- New Mexico statue removal
- Black Lives Matter
- 1680 Pueblo Revolt
- Revolt 1680/2180 exhibition
- Star Wars
- Star Trek
- Black Panther
- The Avengers
- Wonder Woman
- Native clay
- Indigenous Futurism
- Afrofuturism
- Nona Hendryx
- Nona Hendryx – Trend Magazine
- Labelle
- King Galleries, Santa Fe
- Kennedy Center REACH opening
- Virgil & Nona MET collaboration
- MET Diker Collection
- Montclair Art Museum
- Mike Marino
- Ben Jackel
- Kent Logan
- Periscope
- Ceramic Cones
- Arizona State University
- Reitz Ranch
- Augusta Smith
- Sammy Chung
- Don Reitz
- Chris Casey
- Peter Held
- Each/Other: Marie Watt and Cannupa Hanska Luger
- Virgil Ortiz on Instagram
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A transcript of this episode can be found at portlandartmuseum.org/podcast
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