The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center, in conjunction with Monmouth University, is proud to announce its new exhibit and opening reception for – AFROFUTURISM & AFROFUTURIST DESIGN – from Ancient Dogon to Wakandan Futures. This exhibit will run until November 8, at the T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center, located at 94 Drs. James Parker Blvd.
The opening reception on September 21, from 5 -7 pm, will include a lecture by Dr. Walter Greason, whose innovative work at Monmouth University activated, a community of academicians across the globe to bring these new ideas into their classrooms.
“Dr. Greason, who recently returned from New Zealand, work is transforming global academic discourse about history, media, and economics through the interdisciplinary study of graphic arts and user experience designs,” said Gilda Rogers, vice-president of the T. Thomas Fortune Foundation.
Breaking free from the shackles of the past, the AFROFUTURIST MOVEMENT, with the success of the blockbuster Marvel Cinematic Universe’s film, Black Panther, gave the aesthetics of the movement – from literature, graphic art, architecture, music, and media – a tremendous launching pad. You can expect to see variations of these designs in the exhibit.
The exhibit, which brings the past into the future in a myriad of ways, is informative and congruent with the zeitgeist of today’s student. It is a great opportunity for schools throughout Monmouth County and beyond to bring their classes to see this exhibit to better understand what social justice looks like in the 21st Century.
Clearly, T. Thomas Fortune in the scheme of AFROFUTURISM was an AFROFUTURIST in the realm of moving the African American race and America toward a more equitable society. That is at the heart of AFROFUTURISM – to see the future through a black lens – as it applies to a cross-section of disciplines with an objective of equality for all people.
An important aspect of understanding this concept is the lecture that will be given by Dr. Walter Greason, one of the leading scholars in the country, and president of the T. Thomas Fortune Foundation. His work is at the forefront of the exhibit installations at Monmouth University and the T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center.
For more information and to RSVP for the reception please email info@tthomasfortunefoundation.org or call 732. 383.5483.
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Refreshments will be served. Donation: $10 |
