Happenings October 26th -October 30th

This is the last weekend to see Superfine: Tailoring  Black Style at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The exhibit has received international attention due to its theme at the this year’s MET Gala that included co-chairs such as ASAP Rocky, Lewis Hamilton, Colman Domingo, Anna Wintour, Pharrell Williams and Honorary Chair Lebron James. The exhibit features a timeline of Black American style and documents the influence of Black style on American fashion. The exhibition runs through October 26^th to learn about hours and ticket price go to metmuseum.org

                                 

Pharrell was recently honored at SCAD in Savannah, GA with the Andre Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award.  The award ceremony preceded the opening of the Andre Leon Talley: Style is Forever exhibit at the SCAD Museum of Fashion + Film that runs through March 1^st 2026.  The exhibit features a catalogue to accompany the pieces and mannequins that reflect Talley’s stature and size. Not many can top the DC born, French speaking Vogue Editor - at- Large's influence on fashion, but SCAD captures his magnitude with the exhibit. Curated by Rafael Brauer Gomes, creative director of SCAD FASH museums, the exhibition features more than 70 looks including his iconic kaftans and capes. For more information go to www.scadfash.org.

                                                                                  

Just a short trip west to the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, on view is Viktor & Rolf: Fashion Statements. The exhibit is the High’s first fashion exhibit since announcing fashion entrepreneur and board member Laura Amos provided the arts institution with a multi-million dollar gift to fund fashion exhibitions. The design retrospective of Viktor & Rolf is the first exhibition sponsored by The Laura Amos Fashion Project and includes pieces from more than 30 of their collections. The exhibit  runs through February 8, 2026. For more information go to high.org

                                    

Lagos Fashion Week is kicking off on October 29^th, presenting the best of couture and ready to wear coming out of the African metropolis. African designers have been making their mark on the international fashion scene for years, but recently Nigerian designers have taken it up a notch with everything from prom dresses to the innovative designs that can only be found in the megacity.  The five day event runs until November 2^nd with a focus on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. To register go to LagoFashionWeek.ng

Back Stateside Dom Perignon is partnering with Takashi Murakami for an immersive pop -up to celebrate their 2010 and 2015 collaboration bottles with the Japanese artist.  Dom Perignon x Takashi Murakami: Joyful Creativity in Motion takes place in Soho at 262 Mott St from 1-7pm on Sunday, October 26^th. The pop-up gives attendees the chance to make a free AR video, learn about Murakami’s art, and get a free flower boutique. To RSVP click here.

The American Black Film Festival is also hosting a pop-up in NYC at AMC Lincoln Square 13. The pop -up featuring a small selection of films presented over the weekend. On Sunday October, 26^th, guests can attend Bob Talks- a panel on Black owned brands, and a conversation with Director of the Best Man and Girls Trip Malcolm D Lee. Guests can also attend the screenings of the films Fatherless No More and Can You Stand the Rain. For more information and to purchase tickets go to www.abffpopup.com

    

When the news of the passing of R&B Legend hit the social mediasphere everyone from Beyonce to Barack Obama posted tributes honoring the neo soul singer. Now listening parties of his albums Brown Sugar, Voodoo, and Black Messiah are popping up all over the country to celebrate D’ Angelo’s music. Born in Richmond, Va D’Angelo’s legacy holds special meaning to Virginians. On October 30^th from 7pm-10pm, Music Nerds X Ace will present a Vinyl Listening Experience featuring D’Angelo’s sophomore album Voodoo. The session will be moderated by Brittney B and curated by DJ Chef Dro at 313 Laskin Rd in Virginia Beach.

At LACMA artist Tavares Strachan is getting the left coast art scene some well-deserved attention with his latest exhibit The Day Tomorrow Begins. The immersive exhibit explores the pioneering spirits of Africans and how it manifests throughout history and The Diaspora. Featuring Taveres’ installation “Six Thousand Years” made up of 2,000 panels from his “Encyclopedia of Invisibility” the installation includes 17,00 entries from Black artists of facts about Black trailblazers. The exhibit runs through March 29, 2026. To learn more visit lacma.org.

                                                               

The SFO Museum Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum & Library is presenting Women of Afrofurturism featuring the book “Binti” by Nigerian American author Nnedi Okorafor. "Binti" is Okorafor’s first book, and “combines existing African spiritualities and cosmologies with the imaginative.” Other authors include Octavia Butler, along with jazz artists Sun Ra and Alice Coltrane. The exhibit explores the work of human computer Katherine Johnson and Mae Jemison, the first Black American woman to join NASA’s astronaut training program and travel to space in 1992. The exhibit runs through September 27, 2026. For more information visit sfomuseum.org.

Across the pond, trailblazing British photographer Jennie Baptiste is partnering with Somerset House in London for Roots & Rhythm- an exhibition of Black British culture stretching back to the 90s. The exhibition showcases Black British music, culture and fashion across three decades. Baptiste who was born in St. Lucia, documents London’s dancehall, R&B and hip-hop scenes. The works are presented along with Revolutions @ 33 1/3 rpm - her series that traces London’s DJ Culture. The exhibit runs through Jan 4, 2026. For more information visit @somersethouse