Larry Achiampong Explained

Larry Achiampong
Birth Place:London, England
Occupation:Artist
Alma Mater:Slade School of Fine Art

Larry Achiampong (born 1984)[1] is a British Ghanaian artist whose work includes moving image; sculptural installation; photographic and painted collage; audio and visual archives; live performance; spoken word; recorded sound bytes and composed scores. Recurring themes within these works often explore postcolonial themes and the idea of a post-human existence.

He is known for his major public commissions for Somerset House and Transport for London.[2] [3] Both works focus on Pan-African histories and futures[4] with a thematic focus on the ideas of Pan-Africanism in the form of flags and colour representation. He is currently represented by Copperfield Gallery, London.

Selected solo shows

Public commissions

Influences

Edge thought that his portraits of video game characters in his 2023 exhibition at Frieze London "countered the negative stereotypes that dog Black characters" within videogames.[9] For example, Edge noted that his portrait depicting John Marston as Black "addresses the misrepresentation of cowboys in fiction" since one out of four cowboys was not white (although this is rarely presented in traditional media).

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bernier, Celeste-Marie. Stick to the Skin: African American and Black British Art, 1965–2015. 2019. University of California Press. 978-0-520-28653-5. en.
  2. Web site: 'PAN AFRICAN FLAGS FOR THE RELIC TRAVELLERS' ALLIANCE' 2019 . Art on the Underground . 10 August 2020 . en . 2019.
  3. Web site: Larry Achiampong: Pan African Flag for the Relic Travellers' Alliance . Somerset House . 10 August 2020 . en . 24 July 2017.
  4. Web site: Brown. Evan Nicole. 13 December 2019. The London Underground's logo gets an inspired redesign. 2020-06-30. Fast Company. en-US.
  5. Web site: Larry Achiampong: OPEN SEASON UChicago Arts The University of Chicago . arts.uchicago.edu . 10 August 2020.
  6. Web site: Larry Achiampong Unveils New Solo Show at John Hansard Gallery. 19 January 2020. 2020-06-30. Artlyst. en-GB.
  7. News: Male . Andrew . 2022-03-14 . 'My film language? Sega and Nintendo' – Larry Achiampong brings a gamer's pizzazz to the gallery . 2022-04-26 . The Guardian . en.
  8. Web site: Neave . Kate . 2022-04-12 . Larry Achiampong on his new permanent work at Westminster station . 2022-04-26 . . en.
  9. Head shots . . . 392 . January 2024 . 14–15.

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