Larry Achiampong
Larry Achiampong | |
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| Born | 1984 (age 39–40) |
| Alma mater | Slade School of Fine Art |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Website | www |
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[edit]
- 2016: Larry Achiampong: OPEN SEASON (Logan Center, University of Chicago, Chicago)[5]
- 2020: When the Sky Falls (John Hansard Gallery, Southampton)[6]
- 2022: Wayfinder (Turner Contemporary)[7]
Public commissions[edit]
- 2017: PAN AFRICAN FLAG FOR THE RELIC TRAVELLERS’ ALLIANCE (ASCENSION) – flag commission (Somerset House)[2]
- 2019–2020: Art on The Underground: Westminster Station Commission – (Art on the Underground/Transport for London)
- 2022: Pan African Flag for the Relic Travellers’ Alliance (Union) – permanent rondel at Westminster Underground Station[8]
Influences[edit]
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).[9]
References[edit]
- ^ Bernier, Celeste-Marie (2019). Stick to the Skin: African American and Black British Art, 1965–2015. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-28653-5.
- ^ a b "'PAN AFRICAN FLAGS FOR THE RELIC TRAVELLERS' ALLIANCE' 2019". Art on the Underground. 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Larry Achiampong: Pan African Flag for the Relic Travellers' Alliance". Somerset House. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ Brown, Evan Nicole (13 December 2019). "The London Underground's logo gets an inspired redesign". Fast Company. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Larry Achiampong: OPEN SEASON | UChicago Arts | The University of Chicago". arts.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Larry Achiampong Unveils New Solo Show at John Hansard Gallery". Artlyst. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ Male, Andrew (14 March 2022). "'My film language? Sega and Nintendo' – Larry Achiampong brings a gamer's pizzazz to the gallery". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ Neave, Kate (12 April 2022). "Larry Achiampong on his new permanent work at Westminster station". Evening Standard. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Head shots". Edge (392). Future plc: 14–15. January 2024.
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