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Exhibition
Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room
November 5th, 2021 - Ongoing
Now on view at
The Met Fifth Avenue
,
Gallery 508
Free with Museum admission
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Overview
Visiting Guide
Exhibition Objects
Meet The Artists
Bowl
Italian, Venice (Murano)
18th century
Cruet
Italian, Venice (Murano)
18th–19th century
Bottle (Kuttrolf)
German
probably 17th century
Double flasks
probably German
18th century
Jar with cover
Italian, Venice (Murano)
16th century
Pipe Box
American
1700–1800
Warming Pan
1770–1830
Churn
1700–1800
Kettle
1700–1900
Covered Jar
American
1800–1900
Jar
Thomas W. Commeraw (active 1796–1819) or
David Morgan (active 1797–1802)
1796–1819
Mortar and pestle
British or American
second half 18th century
Batter jug
American
1882–85
Salt Box
American
ca. 1850
Shovel
1770–1830
Power Figure: Male (Nkisi)
Kongo peoples
19th–20th century
Staff (Recade): Bird
Fon peoples
19th century
Prestige Stool: Leopard
Bamileke or Bamum
19th–20th century
Ceremonial Palm Wine Vessel
Grassfields region
19th–20th century
Crucifix
Kongo peoples
17th century
Reliquary glass
Italian, Venice (Murano)
19th century
Untitled
Magdalene Odundo (British, born Nairobi, Kenya, 1950)
1997
In Sojourner Truth I Fought for the Rights of Women as well as Negroes, from “The Negro Woman” series
Elizabeth Catlett (American and Mexican, Washington, D.C. 1915–2012 Cuernavaca)
1947
Jitterbugs II
William Henry Johnson (American, Florence, South Carolina 1901–1970 Central Islip, New York)
ca. 1941
Hair Comb
Manufactured by India Rubber Comb Company
Patented by Charles Goodyear (1800–1860)
ca. 1851
Shine
Willie Cole (American, born Newark, New Jersey, 1955)
2007
Andrea Motley Crabtree, the first
Henry Taylor (American, born Oxnard, California, 1958)
2017
Earth & Sky
Lorna Simpson (American, born Brooklyn, New York, 1960)
2018
Atlas Chair
Ini Archibong (American, born Pasadena, California 1983)
Sé Collections
2019–21
Orion Table
Various Artists
2021
Mido Chair
Various Artists
2021
Tiger Ashtray (green)
Roberto Lugo (American, born Philadelphia 1981)
2021
Tiger Ashtray (blue)
Roberto Lugo (American, born Philadelphia 1981)
2021
Portrait Cup: Zora Neale Hurston
Roberto Lugo (American, born Philadelphia 1981)
2021
Portrait Cup: Mae Jemison
Roberto Lugo (American, born Philadelphia 1981)
2021
Portrait Cup: Jean-Michel Basquiat
Roberto Lugo (American, born Philadelphia 1981)
2021
Portrait Cup: Henrietta Lacks
Roberto Lugo (American, born Philadelphia 1981)
2021
Atlas Chair
Ini Archibong (American, born Pasadena, California 1983)
Sé Collections
2019–21
Justice of Ezili
Fabiola Jean-Louis (Haitian, born 1978)
2021
Thriving and Potential, Displaced (Again and Again and...)
Njideka Akunyili Crosby (Nigerian, born Enugu, 1983)
2021
Portrait Cup: Gabrielle Union
Roberto Lugo (American, born Philadelphia 1981)
2021
Portrait Cup: Horace Pippin
Roberto Lugo (American, born Philadelphia 1981)
2021
Portrait Cup: Frederick Douglass
Roberto Lugo (American, born Philadelphia 1981)
2021
Plate: Stacey Abrams
Roberto Lugo (American, born Philadelphia 1981)
2021
Plate: Nina Simone
Roberto Lugo (American, born Philadelphia 1981)
2021
Plate: Beyonce
Roberto Lugo (American, born Philadelphia 1981)
2021
Plate: Alma Thomas
Roberto Lugo (American, born Philadelphia 1981)
2021
Grafitti Truck Bowl 1
Roberto Lugo (American, born Philadelphia 1981)
2021
Grafitti Truck Bowl 2
Roberto Lugo (American, born Philadelphia 1981)
2021
Grafitti Truck Bowl 3
Roberto Lugo (American, born Philadelphia 1981)
2021
Grafitti Truck Bowl 4
Roberto Lugo (American, born Philadelphia 1981)
2021
Crown Ashtray (MLK)
Roberto Lugo (American, born Philadelphia 1981)
2021
Grafitti Cup 3
Roberto Lugo (American, born Philadelphia 1981)
2021
Grafitti Cup 4
Roberto Lugo (American, born Philadelphia 1981)
2021
Grafitti Cup 5
Roberto Lugo (American, born Philadelphia 1981)
2021
Grafitti Cup 6
Roberto Lugo (American, born Philadelphia 1981)
2021
OUT / SIDE OF TIME
Jenn Nkiru, b. 1987 (British)
2021
Summer Azure
Tourmaline (American, born Boston, Massachusetts, 1983)
2020
Morning Cloak
Tourmaline (American, born Boston, Massachusetts, 1983)
2020
Vernus 3
Various Artists
2020
Digable Underground
Roberto Lugo (American, born Philadelphia 1981)
2021
Iya Ati Omo
Yinka Ilori (British-Nigerian, born London, 1987)
2016
Mollo Oa Leifo – Mme (“fire in the hearth – Mother”)
Atang Tshikare (South African, born 1980)
2021
Mollo Oa Leifo – Ngoanana (“fire in the hearth – Girl”)
Atang Tshikare (South African, born 1980)
2021
Sandi Conical Vase
Andile Dyalvane (South African, born 1978)
Imiso Studio (Imiso Studio, 2005)
2020
Handpinched Vase
Zizipho Poswa (South African, born 1979)
Imiso Studio (Imiso Studio, 2005)
2020
Handpinched Vase
Zizipho Poswa (South African, born 1979)
Imiso Studio (Imiso Studio, 2005)
2020
Fat conical vase
Zizipho Poswa (South African, born 1979)
Imiso Studio (Imiso Studio, 2005)
2020
Imbizo Stool
Chuma Maweni (South African, born 1976)
2018–21
Imbizo Table
Chuma Maweni (South African, born 1976)
2018–21
Imbizo Stool
Chuma Maweni (South African, born 1976)
2018–21
Magodi - Noxolo
Zizipho Poswa (South African, born 1979)
2020
Umwonyo
Andile Dyalvane (South African, born 1978)
2019
Miyale Ya Blue
Cyrus Kabiru (Kenyan, born 1984)
2020
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Dates
November 5th, 2021 - Ongoing
The Met Fifth Avenue
Gallery 508
Free with Museum admission
Plan Your Visit
All exhibitions