The Future and Now
The Future and Now
Artist
Demond Melancon
(American, born 1978)
Date2021
Dimensions21 3/4 × 16 × 1 in. (55.2 × 40.6 × 2.5 cm)
Frame: 21 1/2 × 27 1/2 in. (54.6 × 69.9 cm)
Frame: 21 1/2 × 27 1/2 in. (54.6 × 69.9 cm)
Mediumglass beads and rhinestones on canvas
ClassificationTextiles and Fiber
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Mrs. C. Lockhart McKelvy Fund and the Art Acquisition Endowment Fund
Object number
2022.18
Not on View
DescriptionBust-length portrait of Fela Kuti. The subject wears an elaborate crown composed of three triangles and an Egyptian scarab. White patterns and lines mask some of Kuti’s face, a reference to the musician’s signature white chalk paint, and he wears several ornate chain necklaces.
Opaque, transparent, matte, and metallic beads to give this portrait detail and a spectrum of color. Rhinestones outline the figure.
1st century CE
Unidentified
18th Dynasty (1550-1292 BCE), about 13th century BCE
1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
26th Dynasty (664–525 BCE), about 650 BCE
18th century
1st century CE
5th Dynasty (2498–2345 BCE)
5th Dynasty (2498–2345 BCE)
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