Exhibition Trailer | Douriean Fletcher: Jewelry of the Afrofuture

On view Oct 4, 2025 through Mar 15, 2026 at NYC’s Museum of Arts and Design, Douriean Fletcher: Jewelry of the Afrofuture tells the inspiring story of Fletcher’s evolution from self-taught metalsmith to an influential designer whose handmade adornments have shaped memorable aesthetics in contemporary cinema, most notably Marvel Studios’ Black Panther film franchise. Crafted from brass, gold, and semi-precious stones, the artist’s boldly sculptural designs articulate Black identity, embody spiritual meaning, and have helped define cinematic characters and imagined worlds. Presenting 75 works from Fletcher’s collection, the exhibition documents and explores how ideas of Afrofuturism materialize in Fletcher’s work, highlighting her research into African and African American jewelry design and efforts to build aesthetic and cultural bridges between Black communities, countries, continents, and histories torn apart by colonialism, slavery, and oppression. Learn more at madmuseum.org.