The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago is opening up the Summer / Fall 2021 season with the amazing landmark group exhibition, "Chicago Comics: 1960 until Now!"  SHOW LINK

The MCA is featuring a mural-sized public outdoor promotional display featuring the iconic 1980 image of the first Rhythmistic hero character published by ONLI STUDIOS, "NOG: The Protector of the Pyramides"/ AKA. The Nubian of Greatness! LINK

Created by the "Father of the Black Age", Prof. Turtel Onli. ONLI STUDIOS LINK

This honor propels "NOG" on to the vaulted level of Graphic Novel's industry and academic legend.  Onli coined the term "Rhythmism" to express an awareness of the pathways of genetic memory in the artistic process resulting in that expression of the Future-Primitif in the early 1970s.  His practice has maintained its value and impact as a precursor to the trending of Afrofuturism and other terms created by folks not of the African Diaspora. This refinement is an intelligent autonomous scaffolding on the term "Black Art".

Academics, historians, students, professionals, and fans often debate the impact and value of styles and genres created, cultured and commercialized by members of the African Diaspora in contrast to those empowered by better financed members of the mainstream. LINK

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"NOG Emerges!" Work of art in progress.  Oils on wood.  Rhythmistic painting by Turtel Onli in anticipation of a NOG themed solo exhibition in the coming future. NOG was created as the first Rhythmistic Future-Primitif character by Onli in 1978 and published as the Graphic Novel in 1981 that opened the door to the impactful indie Black age of Comics genre. Visit ONLI STUDIOS.

 An iconic image from the first NOG Graphic Novel outside the Museum of Contemporary Art to promote the Summer & Fall 2021 group exhibition, "Chicago Comics: 1960 until Now!"  This honor is a tribute to the innovative and intellectual power Onli's Rhythmistic future-primitif approaches offers this unique genre. 

 The opulent hybrid of Visual and Literary Art that is the comic-book or Graphic Novel had long needed content and styles that were derived form the Black, African, Urban or Alternative experience.  Onli asserted both content and styles in 1978 with the creation and launch of NOG.

 This expanded the mainstream comics-related industry forever!

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