Arts & Culture
The Influence of Afrofuturism on Contemporary Visual Culture
Quick fact
The term 'Afrofuturism' was coined in 1993 by cultural critic Mark Dery in his essay 'Black to the Future', yet its visual roots extend back to Sun Ra's cosmic jazz performances in the 1950s.
Why this is interesting
You've seen the gleaming Wakanda of Black Panther and the cosmic styling of Janelle Monáe, but did you know these are the faces of a decades-long movement that asks: 'What happens when Black culture is the architect of the future?'