The One That Got Away: Amoako Boafo in Mexico City

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The One That Got Away: Amoako Boafo in Mexico City

As the art world turns the attention of the moment to the great city of Mexico City, we are loving what we are seeing from Mariane Ibrahim's presentation of paintings and installations by A   February 09, 2024
Amoako Boafo "Soul of Black Folks" @ Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston

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Amoako Boafo "Soul of Black Folks" @ Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston

Amoako Boafo: Soul of Black Folks is the debut museum solo exhibition for Ghanaian artist Amoako Boafo, one of the most influential artistic voices of his generation. Working primarily   July 25, 2022
Amoako Boafo "Soul Of Black Folks" @ MoAD, San Francisco

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Amoako Boafo "Soul Of Black Folks" @ MoAD, San Francisco

Amoako Boafo: Soul of Black Folks, is the premier museum solo exhibition for Ghanaian artist Amoako Boafo. The show is a presentation of over 20 works created between 2018-2021. Soul of Black Fo October 28, 2021
SINGULAR DUALITY: ME CAN MAKE WE: Amoako Boafo @ Roberts Projects, Los Angeles

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SINGULAR DUALITY: ME CAN MAKE WE: Amoako Boafo @ Roberts Projects, Los Angeles

From the moment his paintings began to find an international audience, you knew that Amoako Boafo would be a star. There was a rawness and vulnerability to his portraits, a deep understanding of September 20, 2021
Amoako Boafo: Accelerated Transcendence

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Amoako Boafo: Accelerated Transcendence

Amoako Boafo paints flesh with his fingers. “This lack of instrumental barrier sets me free and diffuses a barrier between myself and the subject. I am able to connect with the subject in a more in April 12, 2021
Preview: Spring 2021 with Yusuke Hanai, Amoako Boafo, Ania Hobson, Hernan Bas, Ryan Travis Christian and more

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Preview: Spring 2021 with Yusuke Hanai, Amoako Boafo, Ania Hobson, Hernan Bas, Ryan Travis Christian and more

"Shots of the scotch from out of square shot glasses // And he won't stop 'til he got the masses // And show 'em what they know not through flows of hot molasses.." —MF Doom, "All Caps," Madvi February 24, 2021
Library Street Collective Curate Stunning Show in "SITE: Turkel House" with a Frank Lloyd Wright Masterwork

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Library Street Collective Curate Stunning Show in "SITE: Turkel House" with a Frank Lloyd Wright Masterwork

The past few years have seen substantial growth and expansion of digital strategies in the art world, adopted in a number of variations by galleries, art fairs, and institutions; these platforms are December 17, 2020
Amoako Boafo: I Stand By Me @ Mariane Ibrahim, Chicago

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Amoako Boafo: I Stand By Me @ Mariane Ibrahim, Chicago

Sometimes you can spot a star in the making. Ghana-born painter Amoako Boafo, who now splits time between Vienna and Accra, Ghana, paints skin with a unique blend of browns and blue-ish hues, and cre September 09, 2020
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