AFRICOBRA: Messages to the People centerpiece Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder

Waving blossoms of roses

or in the tropics of Bali

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for more than 500 years

AFRICOBRA: Messages to the People centerpiece Alexander CalderAfriCOBRA (African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists) was founded on the South Side of Chicago in 1968 by a group of five young Black artists. Today, it is one of the oldest continuously active American art collectives. The pronunciationAf FREE co bruhemphasizes the second syllable, signaling the groups central principle grounded in Black liberation: creative expression reflecting the Black experience and Black influences. AfriCOBRAs founding