Angelbert Metoyer: The Afrofuturist Impulse Surveys Three Decades of Cosmic Abstraction

Marquand Books has released a new monograph titled Angelbert Metoyer: The Afrofuturist Impulse, which explores over thirty years of the artist's work, born in Houston. Contextual essays by Valerie Cassel Oliver, Madeleine Haddon, Anthony Pinn, and Heather Pesanti enrich the discussion. Metoyer employs materials like magnetic dust, oil, chalk, and volcanic ash in his layered surfaces, viewing them as vessels of memory. Featured pieces include TBT (Revisit: Visitations), 2022, and As Light, 2000-2022. Influenced by his Creole roots and interests in astronomy, he blends ancestral memory with cosmic themes. Metoyer cautions against reducing Afrofuturism to a mere aesthetic, emphasizing the importance of genuine liberation work. The book, with text by John-Paul Pryor, is now available.