With contributions by Amoako Boafo, Ekow Eshun, Sergey Harutoonian, Mahret Ifeoma Kupka, Stella Rollig, Taiye Selasi, and Vasilena Stoyanova, 2024
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Titled Proper Love, this catalogue was produced for Amoako Boafo’s first European museum exhibition at the Belvedere Museum in Vienna, Austria. Featuring contributions by the artist, Ekow Eshun, Sergey Harutoonian, Mahret Ifeoma Kupka, Stella Rollig, Taiye Selasi, and Vasilena Stoyanova, the publication invites readers to explore Boafo’s artistic journey and his distinctive practice.
His unique finger-painting technique creates a sculptural effect on the human body, contrasting with the flatness of the rest of the composition. Boafo’s portraits, featuring friends, acquaintances, and public figures, explore Black identity, using culture as a form of resistance to racial stereotypes in predominantly white societies. His subjects, often making direct eye contact, exude self-assurance and embody a unique Black subjectivity. His deep connection with Black history is reflected in his work, which includes visual references to influential figures of the Black Freedom Movement.
Publisher: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther und Franz König
ISBN: 978-3-7533-0722-0
Dimensions: 24 × 30 cm
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Proper Love: Amoako Boafo
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