Past + Future = Present Angélica Garcia, M’lynn, Joe Rainey, deesco

Celebrating diverse musical genres featuring the artists driving contemporary Native culture with PAST + FUTURE = PRESENT, Pt. 1 and Pt. 2 feature a thoughtfully selected lineup of musicians who have made their mark within the past decade, channeling a liberatory future through music and powerful performances that honor culture and ancestry. Throughout the two-part festival-style series, hip hop, experimental, pow wow, indie, electronic, and soul music coexist like the vibrant and inspirational words and colors in Jeffrey Gibson’s PAST + FUTURE = PRESENT (2024) and other artworks on view. PAST + FUTURE = PRESENT, Pt. 2 featured Angélica Garcia, M’lynn, Red Lake Ojibwe experimental vocalist Joe Rainey and Teme-Augama Anishnabai DJ deesco.