Serge Attukwei Clottey Explained

Serge Attukwei Clottey
Birth Place:Accra, Ghana
Occupation:Artist
Known For:Afrogallonism

Serge Attukwei Clottey (born 1985) is a Ghanaian artist who works across installation, performance, photography and sculpture.[1] He is the creator of Afrogallonism, an artistic concept, which he describes as 'an artistic concept to explore the relationship between the prevalence of the yellow oil gallons in regards to consumption and necessity in the life of the modern African.'[2] As the founder of Ghana's GoLokal, Clottey tries to transform society through art.[3]

He is based at Labadi, a suburb of Accra.[4]

Early life and education

Clottey was born in Accra in 1985[5] and started exhibiting his works around 2003.[6] He was educated at the Ghanatta College of Art and Design in Accra. He then moved to Brazil where he attended Guignard University of Art of Minas Gerais. In 2019 he received an Honorary Doctorate of Art from the University of Brighton.[7]

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions

Recognition

In August 2019, Clottey received the award of honorary Doctorate of Arts from the University of Brighton.[24]

Selected bibliography

Jana, Rosalind. “Louise Bourgeois and how old clothes can haunt us”, BBC Style. April 6, 2022.

Jamal, Ashraf. “Beyond Skin? Ashraf Jamal reflects on Serge Attukwei Clottey’s recent solo”, Art Africa Magazine. May 21, 2021.

Keh, Pei-Ru. “Serge Attukwei Clottey on fashion, gender, and unexpected art”, Wallpaper. May 4, 2021.

Fontaine, Pearl. “Serge Attukwei Clottey, from Afrogallonism to Duct Tape Portraiture”, whitewall, April 2021.

Berardini, Andrew. “Dry Goods”, Artforum, April 29, 2021.

Looseleaf, Victoria. “Serge Attukwei Clottey Exploring Issues of Belonging and Place”, Art Now LA, April 17, 2021.

Knight, Christopher. Review: "Desert X has a great big wall. Beyond that, this art biennial feels thin”, Los Angeles Times, March 16, 2021.

Ebert, Grace. “Two Imposing Cubes Covered in Yellow Plastic by Artist Serge Attukwei Clottey Respond to Global Water Insecurity”, Colossal, March 16, 2021.

Quinn Olivar, Amanda. “SERGE ATTUKWEI CLOTTEY” Curator, March, 2021.

Finkel, Jori. “Desert X Artists Dig Beneath the Sandy Surface”, The New York Times, March 12, 2021.

Glentzer, Molly. “Contemporary African artists shine in ‘Radical Revisionists’ show”, Houston Chronicle, January 30, 2021.

Brady, Anna and Carrigan Margaret. “Private view: must-see gallery shows opening in January”, The Art Newspaper, January 6, 2021.

Caldwell, Erica. “To Go Local.” BOMB magazine, August 26, 2019.

Can, Gülnaz. “The Migration of Yellow Plastica Gallons.” Wall Street International Magazine, 29 April 2019.

Donoghue, Katy. “Serge Attukwei Clottey Uses Performance to Address Political, Social, and Local Issues.” Whitewall, 3 April 2019.

Harpers Bazaar Arabia Art (cover), July, 2019.

Donoghoe, Katy. ‘SERGE ATTUKWEI CLOTTEY’S “TIME AFTER TIME”’, Whitewall Magazine.

Chase, Dylan. ‘If this jerrycan could talk’, Flaunt Magazine.

Gotthardt, Alexxa. ‘Serge Attukwei Clottey Is Creating a Real-Life Yellow Brick Road in Accra’, Artsy.

‘In pictures: Follow Ghana's 'yellow-brick road', BBC News.

‘Ghanaian artist making art for Facebook HQ from plastic waste’, BBC World.

Nnadi, Chioma. ‘This Artist Is Wearing His Mother’s Clothing to Promote Social Change in Ghana’, Vogue Magazine.

Frizzell, Nell. ‘Serge Attukwei Clottey: the artist urging African men to dress as Women’, The Guardian.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 5 Contemporary Artists in Ghana. AsiwomeWrite.Com. AsiwomeWrites. 31 January 2020.
  2. Web site: Afrogallonism. 7 February 2019.
  3. Web site: Afrogallonism. 7 February 2019.
  4. Book: Mueller, Baerbel. [APPLIED] FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Investigating spatial phenomena in rural and urban Sub-Saharan Africa]. 10 April 2017. Birkhäuser. 978-3-0356-0878-6. en.
  5. Web site: Serge Attukwei Clottey: 'My body is part of my work's mystery'. 7 February 2019.
  6. Web site: CV. 4 February 2019.
  7. Web site: CV. 7 February 2019.
  8. Web site: Serge Attukwei Clottey: Tribe and Tribulation, 2022 . The Line . 20 September 2022.
  9. Web site: Serge Attukwei Clottey – Sensitive Balance. GNYP Gallery. 10 June 2020.
  10. Web site: Serge Attukwei Clottey / ADESA WE / January 11 – February 29, 2020. Ever Gold [Projects]. 10 June 2020.
  11. Web site: Serge Attukwei Clottey: Routes. The Mistake Room. 10 June 2020.
  12. Web site: Serge Attukwei Clottey: Solo Chorus. The Mistake Room. 10 June 2020.
  13. Web site: KUBATANA. An Exhibition with Contemporary African Artists. Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium. 10 June 2020.
  14. Web site: Current Affairs: Serge Attukwei Clottey. Fabrica. 10 June 2020.
  15. Web site: Serge Attukwei Clottey / Everyday Myth: Survival and Sustenance / April 7 – May 26. Ever Gold [Projects]. 10 June 2020.
  16. Web site: 360 LA Art Exhibition by Serge Attukwei Clottey. Classic Ghana. 10 June 2020.
  17. Web site: Serge Attukwei Clottey: Differences Between. Jane Lombard Gallery. 10 June 2020.
  18. Web site: Gallery Takeover by Gallery 1957 from Accra, Ghana. Lawrie Shabibi Gallery. 10 June 2020.
  19. Web site: Radical Revisionists: Contemporary African Artists Confronting Past and Present. Moody Center. 10 June 2020.
  20. Web site: Stormy Weather. Museum Arnhem. 10 June 2020.
  21. Web site: Right at the Equator. Depart Foundation. 10 June 2020.
  22. Web site: Fairs. Gallery 1957. 10 June 2020.
  23. Web site: Defying the Narrative: Contemporary Art from West and Southern Africa / September 8 – October 27. Ever Gold [Projects]. 10 June 2020.
  24. Web site: The importance of hope in difficult times. University of Brighton. 10 June 2020.

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