One of the works in Brooklyn’s extensive and historic collection of African art that best summarizes the spirit of Black History Month may be Looking Back Into the Future, by the painter Owusu-Ankomah.
Owusu-Ankomah’s paintings depict a spiritual world occupied by people and symbols. The male figure in this work is covered by, and moves within, Akan adinkra symbols from the artist’s native Ghana, each of which graphically represents a particular concept or proverb. Looking Back Into the Future depicts a nude man with his head turned backward, in a pose associated with the Akan proverbial concept of sankofa―“one must know the past to know the future.” The figure turns toward the heart-shaped symbol which represents the sankofa proverb.
Sankofa is a concept with a deep and resonant meaning, both in its own Akan context, and in the wider African diaspora, where it has come to symbolize a pan-African spirit of collective memory and heritage. In that spirit, and in its suggestion that the past and the future are dynamically, and intimately connected, it is also the perfect symbol for my approach to our latest African installation, Double Take: African Innovations.
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Lightfoot’s logo inspiration. Dandelions spontaneously grow through cracks in urban landscapes. They are adaptive and resilient. We love the modest dandelion. (at 26 Bridge)
–50·536843°, –73·195237° The Perito Moreno Glacier is located in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. The 250-square-kilometer (97-square-mile) ice formation stretches for 30 kilometers (19 miles) in length. Approximately 6 square kilometers (2·3 square miles) are shown in this photo above. The entire frozen field of ice represents the world’s third largest reserve of fresh water.
For everyone who pre-ordered a copy of “Overview” here is what you’ll be seeing on the back cover tomorrow! This solar concentrator in Seville, Spain use 2,650 heliostat mirrors to collect and focus the sun’s thermal energy to heat molten salt flowing through a 460-foot tall central tower. The molten salt then circulates from the tower to a storage tank where it is used to produce steam and generate electricity. In total, the facility displaces approximately 30,000 tons of CO2 emissions every year. So excited for everyone to receive their books tomorrow!
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