the galaxy pop star b on say taps into the vein of afro futurism for her visual album. the black is king, the combining african myth science fiction and the political momentum of the black lives matter movement. she invokes a vision of black culture, both all encompassing and triumphantly female the another singer bringing afo features into the masses is janelle manet artistic, alter ego cindy, me, whether it's a robot who sent by falling in love inspired by for flanks. metropolis monet uses android as a stand in for the marginalized and the oppressed, and the tropes, the science fiction, to imagine a future where black and white, queer and straight, and freaks of all varieties come together to part i

the world away from hollywood, boucher nigeria, futurism is also taking root. a new generation of african artists is looking at their own culture from a new angle, comic book artist, the g mckinney credits black panther, aqua cup before no, i've been known to be for about the a 3rd world country. and then black panther bring seats to the full flow and i think was power that if completely loaded with the knowledge it was mind blowing. africans everywhere were wow, in his comics. what kinda uses sy, fi and fantasy to address real world issues of political power, corruption, and abuse. lucky lou set in 2050 a, de imagine africa as

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folklore as in bob lee and super here. just some of the comments published by golly media, which brings the best in afo futurist art in animation to the world. both of them, that is the same price least just so much in that it could be on there will be a waste if it was didn't get to the disney is listening, the hollywood drive is backing you watch a fight by animated series created by google. the details the plot are still top secret. pre mike, because fissions story taking place in the lead goes that the class inequality and other fields. i'm very careful. yeah. yeah. that's what i can put out. whether in comics, movies, music, or design, the art of apple futurism combines tradition with imagination to envision a brighter future for africa and the world the

time now to look at another movement that presented a powerful vision of the future. some 100 years ago. we trace the roots to the political st. tom now found all over the world to mexican music. in some images, make it into the history the while others even wind up for sale on the market like the works of british retails his bank during the corona virus pandemic. 3 counties have been bringing their reactions to the current situation. turning the rules of building into forums, the public discourse they have the origins in latin america in the history of mexico, around the time that the mexican revolution in the early 20th century. a new form

was born to mirror unless it picks up on the social demands of the revolution, often painted on the walls of public buildings. heroes depicted modern mexican valleys. today these works hang in a museum in mexico city. in one moment, you can also tell me when you are listen, is the only mexican not movement to achieve international success and remain topic with this day. when people still speak about more listening was and plan. it's incredible. but in the year 2021, we still have the same messages. it says if these murals were completely contemporary the content that the most we see the inequality between the social classes one or the in the least murals, most moving thing which has lost none of its power or control. the sea to this day is the struggle for power, but once again began this with them in the air for local employers. the mexican government era turned to the greatest artists of the day. diego rivera started as

follows to kettles and jose clemente or roscoe, if they were to convey revolutionary ideas by means of public paintings, mexico's pre hispanic post, all but forgotten during the centuries. spanish colonial rules returned to the spot . nice. this was which and to change the world. at that time, the majority of mexicans were illiterate. so those who committed the works thought people would understand pictures more than was acted. as a facilitator was william into the lane, there's there been movement also intended to paint the walls, but to introduce children and us to revolutionary messages over and i don't need to buy the money ever since then. murals have been you have to convey political statements to the people and to this very day, whatever, you know, we have a deep connection to and direct relationship with mural. last, you need to call us by the way back then, you know,

never emancipated itself from the state. many works, glorified communist ideals. so in 1924, when public funding was withdrawn, the movement ran out to steam. the. this is the working close neighborhood of colonial doctors in the 1970. it was quite rundown. in 2014, the mexican government once again commissioned young artists to brighten up the quarter of morales. i'm in the mirror, were realized with total creative freedom. yes, i knew i'm hop on the theme by looking around the neighborhood and painting things that gave here a sense of belonging and both. i mean, was, i guess the things that make people proud if their neighborhood but we are, we also that a lot in mexico is considered the birthplace of the urban movement. from here it spreads through the rest of north america and europe before making its way around

the world. 3 talents in only sense, it is now an integral part of the global scene. large format paintings which cover the entire building, the part of the flat roof, big city life, events like berlin bureau, fast transform, urban centers into open gallery. and here women don't rank behind them. male colleagues, many year olds remain political like those which grace the international brave wall projects. last trip larry and burn in this meal was dedicated to murdered brazilian women's rights activists money. i le franco cielo eds. so coffee with the possibilities of women shows inside space. you can see in the small characters, so it's basically about 3 you one drive. also for women, you can be assigned to to can be a musician. you can be a leader, is just about free choice. mexico's new during this movement also appreciate

freedom of expression and is wary of government propaganda. the brothers mice and have already realized major projects commissioned by the city, including painting and the entire subway station. we met them at a private property in the colonia doctor's neighborhood, injustice and inequality is still hot topics in mexico, but sometimes that tackled unconsciously, the 50 times i painted things to buy only later realized had a message. i wasn't conscious of having put in their phones. there are things hidden away in paintings that you only discover by doing them finish up into that they will not have out of this korean. busy a form in formula puts but a hymn book when the example is the building of the 1210 metro station b, which i painted together with my brother lay makin only wanted to paint this emblematic came in the national symbol of the eagle work at swallowing. the serpent

it's amy, because we had the feeling that this image exerted a strong influence on society. he was only somehow if we did it the other way around. it was no longer the eagle, swallowing the serpent, but now more like a fine man, your brother and i have completely different ways of painting. not for them. i have been a movie and when we have painted the mirror together, we needed to understand one another. for them, it was a battle of ideas, would have to say and shape. but they ask whether consciously or unconsciously the mexicans 3 times is today influenced by that pre dismissed. as a few of his collective still explicitly aim to effect social change. let the solar from the mexican state of what they highlights injustice and take a stand, including for the rights of women in mexico. thanks kim. you are listening. their means of expression is now a global cultural phenomena and it's clearly visible symbols and images, warnings,

protest and food for thought. me around the world in pop culture. that's it for this edition of 21. see you next week me. ah, the news . the news,

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