BLACK ANCIENT FUTURES

159pp., 4to., colour illus., paperback, Hirmer Publishers, Munich, 2025

ISBN: 9783777445175

Published on the occasion of the exhibition, Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology (MAAT), Lisbon, September 2024 - March 2025.

The exhibition brings together a group of 11 artists from the African diaspora: Baloji, April Bey, Jeannette Ehlers, Lungiswa Gqunta, Evan Ifekoya, Kiluanji Kia Henda, Nolan Oswald Dennis, Gabriel Massan, Jota Mombaça, Sandra Mujinga, and Tabita Rezaire.

"This exhibition features a diverse group of African and African diasporic artists whose works challenge traditional narratives and geographical hierarchies [and] invites viewers to explore utopian visions of abundance, well-being, and renewal, offering a space to reflect on racial and historical justice within a transcontinental context." ARTAFRICA magazine

João Pinharanda served as cultural attaché at the Portuguese Embassy in Paris, and since 2022 he has been the director of MAAT.

Camila Maissune is an independent curator and works as researcher and curatorial assistant at MAAT.