The Studio Journal
Afrofuturism
Sun Ra to Wakanda. How Black artists imagine the future, and what speculative art looks like at home.
What Is Afrofuturism? From Sun Ra to Your Living Room Wall
The future is a room, and art decides who gets pictured in it. A painter's guide to afrofuturism, from Sun Ra's cosmic jazz to the canvas on your wall.
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Afrofuturism Artists: Who Shapes Black Speculative Art
Discover influential afrofuturism artists shaping Black speculative art. Explore their creativity and impact on culture and identity.
Before the Word Existed: Sun Ra, Octavia Butler, and the Roots of Afrofuturism
How Sun Ra and Octavia Butler shaped Afrofuturism before the term existed, and why naming it in 1993 changed everything.
The Met Rebuilt a Destroyed Black Village in the Future Tense
The Met built a period room for a Black village Central Park destroyed. It's set in the past, present, and future at once. Here's why that matters.
Three Museums, One Future: The Afrofuturism Exhibition Wave
Three major museums staged Afrofuturism shows in three years. Here's what The Met, Hayward Gallery, and NMAAHC proved about the movement.
The Wakanda Effect: What Black Panther Did for Afrofuturist Art
Did Black Panther create the Afrofuturism moment or just reveal it? What the record actually shows, and what it meant for art on people's walls.
Three Afrofuturist Artists to Know (And How We Verified Them)
Three Afrofuturist artists worth knowing, each fact-checked against museum and artist sources: Lina Iris Viktor, Cyrus Kabiru, Nettrice Gaskins.
Afrofuturism in Visual Art: What It Is, Where It Came From, Why It's Everywhere
What is Afrofuturism in art? A founder's guide to the aesthetic, its roots, and why it's showing up in museums and on home walls now.
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