Today In Culture, Tuesday, July 28, 2026: George Clinton’s Paintings in Chicago | The End Of The Lake Street Screening Room | Detroit Institute Of Arts’ Major Gift
"Eighty-five-year-old Parliament-Funkadelic leader George Clinton’s works are on view through September 5 at Mariane Ibrahim Gallery in West Town, writes the Sun-Times. Although colorblind, Clinton has created “vibrant motherships using acrylic, spray paint and charcoal. The exhibit even includes a tiny replica of the iconic, $500,000 spaceship that he debuted on his P-Funk Earth Tour in 1976. Building upon the universe he created as the leader of Parliament-Funkadelic, his visual art underscores his contribution to Afrofuturism, a cultural movement that envisions a future of liberation for Black people. ‘He is a pre-internet architect of Afrofuturism vocabulary and imagery,’ said Ibrahim, a French-Somali gallerist who also owns spaces in Paris and Mexico City.”
Excerpted words written by Ray Pride for New City.
