This is from the Bombay Sapphire’s Artisan and Imagination Series. Artist Danny Simmons (brother of Russell and Joseph “Run” Simmons) speaks with several different artists about the work they do and the one who caught my eye was Risha Rox. I have seen the photographs of the male model painted like the universe with stars, […]
Read More Art of This World: Risha Rox*For those who will be in Missouri, one of my supporters, Reynaldo Anderson will be having a talk at Missouri History Museum on February 1st, called Afrofuturism: Race, Art and Politics in the Age of Digital Reproduction. Hopefully, the conversation will be recorded and the rest of us can listen to it later. *The filmmakers […]
Read More Moving on the Wires: Afrofuturism Talk, The United States of Hoodoo, MUV’s Sankofa, Buli…Meridian – “Truth” This video is interesting. Before I saw the quote at the end, it made me think of how the introduction of an alien or new tool or culture can change another society, and the benefits and/or dangers of that introduction. Some of the clips are from a South African film, The Gods […]
Read More Otherworldly Videos: Meridian’s “Truth”Ethiopian-American rapper Gabriel Teodros of group Copperwire, gives a speech about hip-hop, media corporations and technology, activism, and afrofuturism. Some of the quotable parts from it:
Read More Otherworldly Videos: Hip-Hop and Science FictionThis artwork immediately caught my eye on facebook. I liked the blend between ancient wise queen and futuristic superwoman looks (and one of my favorite colors is purple). Created by comic book artist Luis Guerrero, the artwork is for the jewelry and organic body and skin product company, Crown Royalties, of Amonyet Enterprises. Amonyet Enterprises’ […]
Read More Modern Griots Spotlight: Crown RoyaltiesIt’s 2013 and I’m back! So to kick things off, here are some new videos I have come across in the past few days. Enjoy! HDADD – “Optometry and Afrofuturism” Listen to their Spacebuzz Mix here and their latest “Static Motion.”
Read More Otherworldly Videos: Somethings NewWithout stories, we are nothing but shells, only giving others the physical form of ourselves. Stories ground the spirits and forces around us and make them real. Oya priestess Isoke Nia expressed this sentiment last night at the Schomburg Center in Harlem at the enlightening tribute to the Yoruba orisha, Oya, and writer Octavia Butler. […]
Read More Modern Griots Review: Oya and Anyanwu — The Faces of ChangeWhile doing some research I came across this event that took place last year at the British Library. Space Children: From Dr. Funkenstein to the ArchAndroid featured interviews with George Clinton and Nona Hendryx in which they discussed their spaced-out fashion styles as well as a screening of John Akomfrah’s The Last Angel of History. […]
Read More Behind the Mask: Space ChildrenHere are two articles that present previous movements and writers who influence current Afrofuturism and Black Speculative Fiction: “Afrofuturism as an Extension of the Black Arts Movement:” …Tracing Afrofuturism back to its roots, several familiar names stand out. One of those is W.E.B. Dubois, who with his 1920 short story “The Comet” may be the […]
Read More What Is Afrofuturism? Part 15: Proto-AfrofuturistsAdelaide Damoah began her artwork as a way to help her with her battle with endometriosis. Basing her work on surrealist principles and artists like Frida Kahlo, Damoah expresses her feelings about herself and the world around her through her art. “When I paint, I feel free, I feel transported into another dimension where time […]
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Sherese Francis 