Intermingling pottery techniques new and ancient with futuristic Sci-Fi video and costuming elements, Virgil Ortiz brings the story of the 1680 Pueblo Revolt to today's gallery-goers.

Historic events like the Pueblo Revolt may not immediately spring to mind when you think of science fiction, but blending the two has occupied Cochití Pueblo-born artist Virgil Ortiz for some time.

The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 was a revolution against ... a handful of visitors fanned about the room containing famed artist Virgil Ortiz’s permanent exhibit, Sirens: Secret Passkeys & Portals.

Virgil Ortiz has exhibited his art in New York, Paris and the Netherlands, collaborated with fashion icon Donna Karam and mined the “Star Wars” franchise for film ideas. The 46-year-old New ...