Modeled off of Asian prayer spaces, the room is where viewers “can go with our queer ancestors on the ancestral plane,” according to the artist. Their installation, which will be in a two-story room accessed through a round portal from the exhibition’s central forest, is entitled The Ancestral Crypt. Squidlicker, also known as Lauren YS, is a Los Angeles-based artist whose work is influenced by dreams, mythology, death, comics, love, sex, psychedelia, animation and their Asian-American heritage. “It has challenged me to adapt to the idea of having people interact with the displays, decode patterns, listen to the soundtrack and wander around it all.” “The freedom to touch, feel, take pictures, and explore an immersive installation opens up many possibilities,” said Ortiz. They quickly gather the survivors and search for any remaining clay artifacts from the battlefields, realizing that challenges and persecution will continue, making the preservation of their clay, culture, language, and traditions from extinction imperative. Revolt 1680/2180 is the vision of a dystopian future 500 years after the Pueblo Revolt in which time-travelers return to the era to aid their ancestors. Ortiz’s installation is titled Sirens: Secret Passkeys & Portals and features a cast of characters from his Revolt 1680/2180 saga-an ongoing project Ortiz has been working on for the past two decades. Recently named the recipient of the 2022 Museum of Indian Arts and Culture’s Living Treasure Award, Ortiz considers it his mission to create global awareness that Pueblo communities are very much alive and vital. Growing up on Cochiti Pueblo, just south of Santa Fe, Ortiz learned about art in an environment of storytelling, collecting clay, gathering wild plants and producing figurative pottery. Virgil Ortiz is known as one of the most avant-garde artists of his time, fusing his Pueblo culture with sci-fi, fantasy and apocalyptic themes that yield provocative and futuristic imagery, challenging societal expectations and breaking taboos. VIRGIL ORTIZ: TRAILBLAZER IN CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ART A specific opening date will be announced soon. The new rooms are part of Meow Wolf’s ongoing exhibition evolution program that will offer visitors new experiences annually. SANTA FE - House of Eternal Return, New Mexico-based arts collective Meow Wolf’s first permanent exhibition, will unveil three new permanent installations this fall, including a collaboration with Native artist Virgil Ortiz and artists Squidlicker and Jacob Fisher.
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