Category: Met: Afrofuturist Room
Afrofuturism Through the Glass
Upon visiting the Afrofuturism room, we came across Venetian Glassware that felt out of place compared to the rest of the items on display in this because of how everything looked quintessentially associated as “Black”. Some of our first thoughts were “Wow, I did not expect this to be here, it looks out of… Continue reading Afrofuturism Through the Glass
Space and Imagination in Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room & Fictions of Emancipation
Entering Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room, we imagined the house as one that would have existed in Seneca Village, the current site of Central Park and the MET Museum itself. The room takes you on a trip through time, mixing the past with the present. For Trinity, the house invoked the… Continue reading Space and Imagination in Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room & Fictions of Emancipation
Trip To The Met
Last Thursday we explored Schomburg, Harlem at the Met Museum. What caught our group’s eye was the TV in the center of the Schomburg exhibit. The ideas that our groups expressed was the idea of the play on words on the saying “the revolution will not be televised’. The term was coined by musician Gil… Continue reading Trip To The Met
afrofurturist room
having your own space =afrofuturism, futuristic, not on earth, anti blackness is a global issue and to escapee’s it we have to leave the planet. reimagining black people in cultural art, Countee Cullen poem(“Yet Do I Marvel” by Countee Cullen); insets the black experience with classical references, similar to how the artists relied on… Continue reading afrofurturist room
Our Trip to the Met: Prompt for in Class Blog Reflection and Competition March 22
Directions For the first part of the class (25-30 mins), in small groups (3-4) use the video or images you took from the Met (posted here in the shared google doc) to write a 100-150 word reflection. Describe the image/ content of video or hot take or item on display? Questions or ideas the item/… Continue reading Our Trip to the Met: Prompt for in Class Blog Reflection and Competition March 22