#afrofuturism

#afrofuturism

Nigerian American photographer Mikael Owunna's life-size, shimmering images of ancient deities in outer space set the tone for "UNBOUND: Art, Blackness and the Universe," MoAD's stellar exploration of the African diaspora in the eternal and the infinite. "UNBOUND," which runs through Aug. 16, 2026, is MoAD curatorial chief Key Jo Lee's most ambitious exhibition to date. Over three floors, she presents an African diaspora that is "unbound" from earthly and chronological conceptions of diaspora.

Clinton exploded on the scene in the 1960s, making his debut in Motown before gathering a talented crew of artists to create P-Funk, a new, fusional musical style that would deeply influence the likes of Prince, Snoop Dog, Kendrick Lamar, D'Angelo and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. "We came out of the psychedelic era and everything was permissible," Clinton told AFP. "I could free my mind, I could do whatever the music turned out to be."

Afrofuturism, an artistic and sociopolitical liberation movement, examines the past, questions the present, and reimagines the futures of Black people through science fiction and other genres.

Ralph Ziman's vibrant MiG-21 fighter jet, covered in millions of glass beads, transforms weaponry into art and recontextualizes Cold War imagery, debuting in Seattle.