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A high-contrast view of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux's "Why Born Enslaved!" from behind with her profile showing
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Fictions of Emancipation: Carpeaux Recast
This podcast features artists discussing works from the exhibition and themes that arise in representations of the Black figure in Western art
Elizabeth Colomba, Delphine Diallo, and Fabienne Kanor
March 9, 2022
Black dress by Patrick Kelly with a large collection of colorful buttons in the shape of a heart on the bodice
“So We Don’t Forget Each Other”: Patrick Kelly and the Politics of Gifting
How one radical designer appropriated stereotypes to expose and confront America’s past
Sequoia Barnes
February 28, 2022
The artist Fabiola Jean-Louis visible on a phone screen before a backdrop from the Afrotuturist period room at The Met.
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Meet the Artists: Fabiola Jean-Louis
Meet Fabiola Jean-Louis, one of the many contemporary artists whose work is featured in "Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room."
February 26, 2022
“Tyson Beckford” beige crewneck sweater with the Pan African flag
Fashioning an African American Lexicon
Several recent collaborations between fashion designers and artists celebrate and refresh long traditions of African American creative expression.
Jonathan Michael Square
February 25, 2022
A grid of eight abstract line drawings of people, all on different color backgrounds.
Introducing Podcasts from The Met
Looking to calm your mind and find inspiration? Listen to uplifting podcasts produced by The Met.
Sofie Andersen and Nina Diamond
February 23, 2022
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Remixing the Future
The author and illustrator John Jennings discusses Seneca Village, Afrofuturism, and writing The Met's first graphic novella.
Sean Zhang
February 18, 2022
The artist Andile Dyalvane visible on a phone screen before a backdrop from the Afrotuturist period room at The Met.
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Meet the Artists: Andile Dyalvane
Meet Andile Dyalvane, one of the many contemporary artists whose work is featured in "Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room."
February 17, 2022
Video still of the artist, educator, and activist Benny Andrews in his studio.
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The 24 Hour a Day Life of Benny Andrews
The artist, educator, and activist Benny Andrews in candid conversation about his life and work.
February 4, 2022
Brown and beige fragment of a floor mosaic with a brown-skinned woman with curly brown hair, a headpiece, and earrings set against a bright yellow ovular spotlight shape in the background.
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Spotlight: Rethinking Representation
Two scholars challenge assumptions about the origins of a Byzantine mosaic and the intent of its maker.
Andrea Myers Achi and Liz James
February 2, 2022
iPhone screenshot of Ini Archibong in front of the Afrofuturist Period Room
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Meet the Artist: Ini Archibong
Meet Ini Archibong, one of the many contemporary artists whose work is featured in "Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room."
January 26, 2022