Ibrahim Mahama (artist)

Ibrahim Mahama (dem born am 1987) be Ghanaian artist of monumental installations. He dey live den dey work insyd Accra, Kumasi den Tamale, Ghana. He be de founder of Red Clay Studio, Savannah Centre for Contemporary Arts den Nkrumah Volini. Education He obtain a Master of Fine Arts degree insyd Painting den Sculpture in 2013 den bachelor of Fine Arts degree insyd Painting insyd 2010 at de Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. Career He often dey work plus found objects by he dey transform dem insyd ein practice den dey give dem new meanings. Mahama be best known for draping buildings insyd old jute sacks wich he dey stitch togeda plus a team of collaborators make dem create patchwork quilts. Na he be de youngest artist dem feature insyd de Ghana Pavilion at de 2019 Venice Biennale. Na dem show ein work during de 56th International Art Exhibition of de Venice Biennale insyd Italy All The World’s Futures curate by Okwui Enwezor insyd 2015. Mahama dey show ein works insyd Ghanaian markets, as well as galleries. Dem intend dis make e provide a critical reflection for de value system inherent to ein materials. He sanso be a painter den sculptor. Insyd 2013, Stefan Simchowitz, along plus Dublin gallerist Ellis King, sue Mahama. Na de dealers bia Mahama, buh he refuse make he authenticate derivative works dem produce from Mahama ein installations of Ghanaian coal sacks. Insyd 2016, Simchowitz settle plus Mahama. Insyd 2019, he start de Savannah Center for Contemporary Art (SCCA), Tamale. Mahama sanso repurpose 120 scratched second-class train seats thru parliament he dey bell de "parliament of ghost", a replica of Ghana ein parliament chamber. Na dem install de parliament of ghost at de Whitworth Art gallery insyd Manchester. Na dem exhibit Mahama ein work at Artspace for de 22nd Biennale of Sydney insyd 2020. As part of ein contribution to de development of Africa thru art, na frm name Mahama de 73rd most influential African by theafricareport.com insyd de list of 100 most influential Africans 2019/2020. Ein life matter Mahama marry Khadija Yussif Iddi. De pair get married insyd July 2023 at a private ceremony insyd Tamale. Solo exhibitions References Read further Casavecchia, Barbara (2 March 2018). "'In Dependence': Ibrahim Mahama's Monuments to the Anonymous". Frieze (magazine). No. 194. ISSN 0962-0672. Freeman, Nate (31 March 2016). "Jute-Sack Case Heats Up: Ibrahim Mahama Countersues Simchowitz, Ellis King". ARTnews. Retrieved 27 May 2019. Freemantle, Julia (16 February 2019). "Ghana's Ibrahim Mahama drapes huge buildings in recycled hessian sacks". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 27 May 2019. Kinsella, Eileen; Halperin, Julia (29 April 2019). "Flags Can Be 'a Symbol of Oppression': Artist Ibrahim Mahama on Why He Replaced 50 National Flags at Rockefeller Center". Artnet News. Retrieved 27 May 2019. O'Toole, Sean. "Ibrahim Mahama at daadgalerie". Frieze (magazine). Retrieved 28 May 2019. Obuobi, Sharon (November 2018). "Conversation with Ibrahim Mahama". Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art. 2018 (42–43): 284–289. doi:10.1215/10757163-7185941. ISSN 1075-7163. Powhida, William; Sawon, Magdalena (25 September 2015). "Artists Are Not Kale: A Gallery Management Guide's Many Failures". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 28 May 2019. Rea, Naomi (30 January 2018). "Belgium Has a Racist Monuments Problem Too—Here's How They're Dealing With It". Artnet News. Retrieved 28 May 2019. Ruiz, Cristina (28 February 2017). "Ibrahim Mahama presents a portrait of Ghana told through its objects". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved 27 May 2019. Ruiz, Cristina (17 June 2016). "The art of Ghana". Financial Times. Retrieved 28 May 2019. Shaw, Anny (6 December 2017). "Early sale in Miami: Martin Margulies buys Ibrahim Mahama's installation". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved 27 May 2019. External links Profile on the White Cube site