Afrofuturism: Black Science Fiction Sun, Nov 6, 2016, 3 pm

Afrofuturism: Black Science Fiction

Sun, Nov 6, 2016
3 pm

Saya Woolfalk (b. 1979), still from Life Products by ChimaTEK, 2014. Video, color, sound, 3:15 min. Image courtesy Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects, New York. Copyright Saya Woolfalk

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The Susan and John Hess Family Theater is equipped with an induction loop and infrared assistive listening system. Accessible seating is available.

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Floor Three, Susan and John Hess Family Gallery and Theater

Young women filmmakers from the African diaspora use time travel, technology, and ancient African mythology to explore alternative models of the future.

Frances Bodomo (b. 1988), Afronauts, 2014
Wangechi Mutu (b. 1972), The End of Eating Everything, 2013
Akosua Adoma Owusu (b. 1984), Drexciya, 2010
Adebukola Buki Bodunrin (b. 1982) and Ezra Claytan Daniels (b. 1979), Golden Chain, 2016
Martine Syms (b. 1988), Most Days, 2014
Saya Woolfalk (b. 1979), Life Products by ChimaTEK, 2014

Tickets are required ($12 adults, students, and seniors; free for members). Doors open thirty minutes before the program begins. Ticket holders are guaranteed admission until the start of the program, at which time any unclaimed seats will be released.


On the Hour

A 30-second online art project:
Maya Man, A Realistic Day In My Life Living In New York City

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