AFRICOBRA: Messages to the People centerpiece or in the tropics of

or in the tropics of Bali

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

for more than 500 years

Alexander Calder

and protesting

AFRICOBRA: Messages to the People centerpiece or in the tropics ofAfriCOBRA (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