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Born 1944 Ghana. Known for: Fabric image abstract sculpture and painting, site-specific.
Following is a review titled "A Million Pieces of Home" by Holland Cotter of work by the artist, Art & Design section of The New York Times, February 8, 2013. Unless there's terrible news Africa... Read full biography
Following is a review titled "A Million Pieces of Home" by Holland Cotter of work by the artist, Art & Design section of The New York Times, February 8, 2013. Unless there's terrible news Africa doesn't get much notice in this part of the world. But at the Venice Biennale six years ago it was the... Read full biography
Following is a review titled "A Million Pieces of Home" by Holland Cotter of work by the artist, Art & Design section of The New York Times, February 8, 2013. Unless there's terrible news Africa doesn't get much notice in this part of the world. But at the Venice Biennale six years ago it was the object of thousands of beauty-bedazzled eyes, even if some of those eyes didn't know at first what they were looking at. One of that show's most popular sights was an immense sheet of undulant light... Read full biography
Following is a review titled "A Million Pieces of Home" by Holland Cotter of work by the artist, Art & Design section of The New York Times, February 8, 2013. Unless there's terrible news Africa doesn't get much notice in this part of the world. But at the Venice Biennale six years ago it was the object of thousands of beauty-bedazzled eyes, even if some of those eyes didn't know at first what they were looking at. One of that show's most popular sights was an immense sheet of undulant light floating, floor to ceiling, at the very end of the Biennale's main, long, cavernous exhibition hall, the Arsenale. In a city of mosaics, it could have been a super-mosaic, inlaid in silver and gold, or a fabulous gold-threaded tapestry, its surface... Read full biography
Following is a review titled "A Million Pieces of Home" by Holland Cotter of work by the artist, Art & Design section of The New York Times, February 8, 2013. Unless there's terrible news Africa doesn't get much notice in this part of the world. But at the Venice Biennale six years ago it was the object of thousands of beauty-bedazzled eyes, even if some of those eyes didn't know at first what they were looking at. One of that show's most popular sights was an immense sheet of undulant light floating, floor to ceiling, at the very end of the Biennale's main, long, cavernous exhibition hall, the Arsenale. In a city of mosaics, it could have been a super-mosaic, inlaid in silver and gold, or a fabulous gold-threaded tapestry, its surface broken by shimmering swags and folds. Distance made a difference in understanding. When you moved closer you saw that the whole g... Read full biography
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Keywords (22)
Art Method
- •Bas Relief, Wall Mounted Sculpture
- •Conceptual
- •Large Scale, Monumental Artwork
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Aluminum/Aluminium
- •Ceramic Art, Porcelain, Design and/or Decoration
- •Clay, Earthenware Vessels
- •Copper, Coppersmithing
- •Found Objects, Junk, Recycles
- •Gouache
- •Metal, Metalwork, Metal Plates, Metal Point
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Tempera
- •Wood for carving, sculpture, and/or surface
Art Subject
- •Black, African Culture, Figure, Genre, Civil Rights
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Africa
- •France After 1900
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Black, African-American and/or Caribbean
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Venice Biennale