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Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room

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The artist Atang Tshikare is visible on a cell phone before a blurred backdrop of the Afrofuturist period room currently on view at The Met.
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Meet the Artists: Atang Tshikare
Meet Atang Tshikare, one of the many contemporary artists whose work is featured in "Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room."
October 21, 2022
The artist and designer Jomo Tariku is visible on an iPhone against a blurred backdrop showcasing the Afrofuturist period room at The Met.
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Meet the Artists: Jomo Tariku
Meet Jomo Tariku, one of the many contemporary artists whose work is featured in "Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room."
August 17, 2022
A photograph of the artist Zizipho Poswa sitting at her work station, pictured on an iPhone, against a faded installation view of the exhibition "Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room."
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Meet the Artists: Zizipho Poswa
Meet Zizipho Poswa, one of the many contemporary artists whose work is featured in "Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room."
July 28, 2022
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A collage of the diverse contemporary artists whose work is featured in Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room.
Meet The Artists

Hear from the many contemporary artists whose work is featured in the room.