AFRICOBRA: Messages to the People centerpiece The electric spirit of Saturday

The electric spirit of Saturday Night Live as captured by longtime resident photographer Mary Ellen Matthews

and even to a private jet and a yacht that cruises the Mediterranean

Alexander Calder

and protesting

Waving blossoms of roses

AFRICOBRA: Messages to the People centerpiece The electric spirit of SaturdayAfriCOBRA (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