{"id":2848,"date":"2025-06-09T14:52:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T18:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/galleries\/?page_id=2848"},"modified":"2025-12-17T12:15:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T17:15:08","slug":"afrotectopias-black-metal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/galleries\/exhibitions\/afrotectopias-black-metal\/","title":{"rendered":"The Age of Black Metal by Afrotectopia"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Age of Black Metal\u00a0<\/em>by Afrotectopia<\/h2>\n

George Segal Gallery and Kasser Theater Lobby
\nSeptember 23 \u2013 December 14, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Black Metal<\/em>\u00a0originated as a kitchen table art book that pushes the boundaries of space travel, science fiction, speculative design, Black culture, art, technology, and spirituality. The book emerged from an Afrotectopia-led incubator, in collaboration with MIT Media Lab\u2019s Space Exploration Initiative and NYU\u2019s Interactive Telecommunications Program. The project features contributions from artists Jordan Caldwell, Kordae Jatafa Henry, Jeremy Kamal, and Ari Melenciano.<\/p>\n

The Age of Black Metal<\/em>\u00a0builds upon the foundational ideas of the book and translates the text into a fully immersive experience for visitors to explore each conceptual chapter\u2013from metaphysical training manuals, botanical consciousness, and self-alignment protocols\u2013through participatory installations. The exhibition is set centuries in the future, imagining a timeline where society has been profoundly shaped by the principles of Black Metal. Ultimately, visitors will not only bear witness to the societal effects of Black Metal, but also leave transformed in some way.<\/p>\n

The Age of Black Metal<\/em>\u00a0invites all to imagine the futures that Black culture can build, if given space to expand without limit.<\/p>\n

The exhibition is curated by Afrotectopia founder Ari Melenciano, who provided exhibition conceptualization, spatial design, and translated the original chapters of Black Metal into experiential installations.<\/p>\n

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