Amoako Boafo
Amoako Boafo (né en 1984 à Accra, Ghana) est innovant dans son approche de la représentation des corps noirs ; il redéfinit et réoriente leurs dispositions malgré le contexte global entourant la culture noire. Acclamé pour ses portraits séduisants peints au doigt, le travail de Boafo est devenu une référence dans le sous-ensemble pictural de l'histoire de l'art.
À travers des portraits frappants, souvent monotones et directs, Boafo engage une intimité étroite avec ses sujets. Les figures regardent avec une fermeté inébranlable, fixant le spectateur avec des dispositions sévères. Ses tableaux vivants sont placés à une haute reconnaissance, tant physiquement en raison de leur taille que spirituellement en termes de grandeur.
Boafo a étudié à l'Académie des Beaux-Arts de Vienne (Autriche) et a reçu en 2017 le prix du jury, Walter Koschatzky Art Prize. Son travail a été largement collectionné par des collections privées et publiques, récemment par le Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Pompidou (Paris, France), le Musée Léopold (Vienne, Autriche), le Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles, Californie), et le Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York, New York). Ses œuvres ont été exposées dans des institutions telles que le Volkskunde Museum (Vienne, Autriche), la Kunsthalle Vienna (Vienne, Autriche), le Mumok (Vienne, Autriche), et le Bass Museum (Miami, Floride), entre autres.
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Amoako Boafo
The one that got away 7 Février - 4 Mai 2024 Mexico CityMariane Ibrahim is pleased to present the first solo exhibition in Mexico City of new work by Amoako Boafo entitled The one that got away. The show will be on...Lire plus -
Un Abrazo
Group Exhibition 8 Février - 29 Avril 2023 Mexico CityThe inaugural group exhibition, Un Abrazo, features new work uniting a selection of represented artists. The exhibition explores the new possibilities of immersion, culture, and sensation that Mexico City represents...Lire plus -
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Inside Out 28 Avril - 4 Juin 2022 ParisMariane Ibrahim est heureuse de présenter Inside Out, la première exposition personnelle européenne d'Amoako Boafo, du 28 avril au 4 juin 2022 dans la galerie parisienne. Chacun des portraits que...Lire plus -
La Vie en Rose
Group Exhibition 5 Février - 19 Mars 2022 ChicagoExhibiting Artists: ruby onyinyechi amanze, Raphaël Barontini, Amoako Boafo, M. Florine Démosthène, Maïmouna Guerresi, Mwangi Hutter, Yukimasa Ida, Ayana V. Jackson, Clotilde Jiménez, Shannon T. Lewis, Sergio Lucena, No Martins,...Lire plus -
J'ai Deux Amours...
Group Exhibition 18 Septembre - 13 Octobre 2021 ParisMariane Ibrahim présente J’ai Deux Amours..., l’exposition inaugurale du nouvel espace de la galerie à Paris, avenue Matignon. Du 18 septembre au 13 octobre 2021, elle marque pour la galerie...Lire plus -
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I Stand By Me 10 Septembre - 24 Octobre 2020 ChicagoI Stand by Me is Amoako Boafo’s first solo exhibition at the gallery. The show features never before seen works, representing a moment of reflection during this time of crisis,...Lire plus
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Proper Love
Amoako Boafo I Belvedere Museum Octobre 26, 2024The Belvedere Museum in Vienna is hosting Europe’s first museum exhibition on the art of Amoako Boafo, titled Proper Love. This exhibition, curated by Curated...Lire plus -
Accra! The Rise of a Global Art Community
Zohra Opoku & Amoako Boafo | Columbus Museum of Art Décembre 7, 2023Columbus Museum of Art presents “Accra! The Rise of a Global Art Community” opening October 6, 2023 and includes work by Amoako Boafo and Zohra...Lire plus -
Soul of Black Folks
Amoako Boafo | Seattle Art Museum Août 28, 2023Experience the beauty and complexity of Blackness in Ghanaian artist Amoako Boafo’s debut solo museum exhibition Soul of Black Folks. Working primarily in portraiture, Boafo...Lire plus -
Sounds of Blackness
Patrick Eugène | Metropolitan Museum on Manila Mars 14, 2023Curated by Larry Ossei-Mensah and anchored by a selection of works from the collection of Filipino collector Timothy Tan, Sounds of Blackness is a group...Lire plus -
2022 HEROES FOR IMAGINE
Amoako Boafo I Imagine Institute Septembre 1, 2022We are very pleased to support the fourth edition of HEROES, an exceptional auction for the benefit of the Imagine Institute, a unique place of...Lire plus -
2022 ArtCrush Live Auction
Amoako Boafo | Aspen Art Museum Juillet 15, 2022We are very pleased to support the Aspen Art Museum's annual benefit auction and Gala, ArtCrush 2022, through a donation of a new work by...Lire plus -
Many Voices, One Diaspora
Amoako Boafo | MoAD Benefit Auction | ARTSY Avril 26, 2022An all-star lineup of artists from across the African diaspora have come together to support MoAD with this exclusive auction open only on Artsy from...Lire plus -
Amoako Boafo: Soul of Black Folks
Amoako Boafo | Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Mars 15, 2022Soul of Black Folks is the debut solo museum exhibition in the United States for the Ghanaian artist Amoako Boafo . The show is a...Lire plus -
Soul of Black Folks
Amoako Boafo | Museum of the African Diaspora Novembre 5, 2021Curated by Larry Ossei -Mensah Presented in partnership with Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Amoako Boafo: Soul of Black Folks, is the premier museum solo exhibition...Lire plus -
Amoako Boafo's art commission on next Blue Origin New Sheppard Rocket with Uplift Aerospace
Juillet 29, 2021Mariane Ibrahim is pleased to announce Amoako Boafo's groundbreaking commission for Uplift Aerospace, a pioneer of lunar technologies premiering the multiplanetary marketplace, who are inaugurating...Lire plus -
Amoako Boafo: TIME100 Next 2021
Amoako Boafo I Time Magazine Février 17, 2021TIME100 Next 2021 : the emerging leaders from around the world who are shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership. Amoako Boafo...Lire plus -
The Gallery Launches Mariane Ibrahim Editions
Décembre 18, 2020We are delighted to announce Mariane Ibrahim Editions, the gallery’s timed offerings of special editioned artworks. To inaugurate, we are pleased to unveil the first...Lire plus -
OPEN STORAGE: Selections from the Collection & Works on Loan
Currently on display at The Bass, Miami Septembre 17, 2020As announced on November 4, 2019, the City of Miami Beach launched the Legacy Purchase Program, a collaboration with Art Basel Miami Beach, and under...Lire plus -
MEN'S SUMMER 2021 COLLECTION
Amoako Boafo | Dior Juillet 12, 2020A celebration of identity, of the power of creativity, of art’s ability to transport. For summer 2021, Dior men’s artistic director Kim Jones collaborates with...Lire plus -
Diaspora Unite! Artists of African Decent Benefit Auction
Amoako Boafo, Clotilde Jiménez and Peter Uka | The Museum of the African Diaspora Mai 1, 2020“MoAD: Diaspora Unite! Artists of African Descent Benefit Auction” includes works from gallery represented artists Amoako Boafo, Clotilde Jiménez and Peter Uka. The Museum of...Lire plus
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Art Basel Paris
16 - 20 Octobre 2024Exhibiting artists: Raphaël Barontini Amoako Boafo Djabril BoukhenaÏssi Salah Elmur Patrick Eugène Sol Kordich Yukimasa Ida Shannon T. Lewis Ian Mwesiga Carmen Neely Zohra Opoku...Lire plus -
Art Basel Miami Beach
1 - 3 Décembre 2022BOOTH #D33 EXHIBITING ARTISTS: Amoako Boafo M. Florine Démosthène Patrick Eugène Yukimasa Ida Clotilde Jiménez Shannon T. Lewis No Martins Ian Micheal Ian Mwesiga Carmen...Lire plus -
Paris+ par Art Basel
19 - 23 Octobre 2022BOOTH # E16 EXHIBITING ARTISTS: Raphaël Barontini Amoako Boafo Yukimasa Ida Clotilde Jiménez Shannon T. Lewis Ian Mwesiga Carmen Neely Peter Uka Mariane Ibrahim is...Lire plus -
Frieze Seoul
2 - 5 Septembre 2022BOOTH A11 EXHIBITING ARTISTS: Amoako Boafo Yukimasa Ida Peter Uka Mariane Ibrahim is pleased to present a selection of work by represented artists for the...Lire plus -
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14 - 19 Juin 2022BOOTH # R24 EXHIBITING ARTISTS: Raphaël Barontini Amoako Boafo M. Florine Démosthène Mwangi Hutter Yukimasa Ida Ayana V. Jackson Clotilde Jiménez Ian Mwesiga Carmen Neely...Lire plus -
EXPO CHICAGO
7 - 10 Avril 2022BOOTH # 223 EXHIBITING ARTISTS: Raphaël Barontini Amoako Boafo Yukimasa Ida Clotilde Jiménez No Martins Ian Micheal Ian Mwesiga Carmen Neely Zohra Opoku Our presentation...Lire plus -
Art Basel Miami Beach
2 - 4 Décembre 2021BOOTH #D30 EXHIBITING ARTISTS: ruby onyinyechi amanze Raphaël Barontini Amoako Boafo M. Florine Démosthène Yukimasa Ida Clotilde Jiménez Shannon T. Lewis Ian Micheal Zohra...Lire plus -
The Armory Show
9 - 12 Septembre 2021BOOTH # 126 EXHIBITING ARTISTS: ruby onyinyechi amaze Amoako Boafo M. Florine Démosthène Yukimasa Ida Clotilde Jiménez Shannon T. Lewis Sergio Lucena Mariane Ibrahim...Lire plus -
Art Basel: Miami Beach
Amoako Boafo 5 - 8 Décembre 2019Mariane Ibrahim is delighted to announce its inaugural booth at the 2019 edition of Miami Art Basel. The gallery presented a solo-exhibition of new works...Lire plus -
FIAC
Clotilde Jiménez and Amoako Boafo 17 - 20 Octobre 2019Mariane Ibrahim presents works by emerging artists, Clotilde Jiménez and Amoako Boafo for its presentation at the fair, exploring a visual dialogue of figuration and...Lire plus -
EXPO CHICAGO
ruby onyinyechi amanze, Amoako Boafo, Florine Démosthène, Clotilde Jiménez 19 - 22 Septembre 2019Mariane Ibrahim presents a group exhibition of works by: ruby onyinyechi amanze Amoako Boafo Florine Démosthène Clotilde Jiménez This edition of EXPO Chicago coincided with...Lire plus
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The one that got away
Amoako Boafo Février 21, 2024Mariane Ibrahim is pleased to present the first solo exhibition in Mexico City of new work by Amoako Boafo entitled The one that got away. The show will be on view from February 7th and run through May 4, 2024, marking the artist's first show in Mexico and the third solo exhibition with the gallery. In The one that got away, his expressive figurations, distinguished by unique finger-painting gestures, take center stage, accompanied by a debut exploration into mosaic and stained-glass mediums. These new mediums offer a delicate transparency and...Lire plus -
Mariane Ibrahim Editions
Amoako Boafo Décembre 19, 2020Mariane Ibrahim Editions, the gallery’s timed offerings of special editioned artworks launched in December 2020. To inaugurate, we unveiled the first edition with artist Amoako Boafo, created in partnership with the Parisian printing house, Idem Paris. The legendary print house uses traditional lithographic techniques, facilitating bespoke pieces by renowned artists. Entitled 'Limestone', a reference to the color of the stone, the laborious print process allowed Boafo to elaborate on structures of his compositions through a new medium. 'Limestone' is an original lithograph on paper, (18 1/4 x 14 in), edition...Lire plus -
Amoako Boafo
I STAND BY ME Mai 31, 2018We are pleased to present a video of Amoako Boafo guiding the viewers through his solo exhibition, I STAND BY ME. The large paintings using photo transfer compositions in I STAND BY ME mark a significant development in his technique. Concerned with a constant need to redefine new aesthetic and visual nomenclatures and to explore different ways of expressing themes; the artist emphasizes atmospheric naturalism and the impressionist rendering of motion. Boafo uses painting as an instrument for navigating the complexities of human experiences and depicting a vivid sense of...Lire plus