Kofi Agorsor Ghana, b. 1970
Overview
Kofi Agorsor (b. 1970, Kumasi, Ghana) is a versatile artist who uses his touch to bring out the spirits of his substrates. His practice spans painting, sculpture, installation, music, and performance. His studio is a collaborative and familial operation. Growing up in Akatsi Fiato in the Volta Region of Ghana, Agorsor was exposed to multi-faceted environments. His art forms are influenced by the Shrine as much as by the Gallery: two different outlets, one expressive vision. Agorsor’s mediums wed the ancient with the modern and contemporary: a co-species endeavour that defies a ‘single story’.
Exhibitions
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UNLIMITED III: The African Family
Curated by Marwan Zakhem 23 May - 13 Jul 2024The first and second iteration of this monumental group exhibition took place respectively in 2022 and 2023. Both editions, curated by Gallery 1957’s founder director Marwan Zakhem, invited artists from...Read more -
Unlimited II
Galleria Mall, Third Floor, Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast, Accra 15 Jun - 12 Aug 2023Gallery 1957 is pleased to present UNLIMITED II . The first edition of UNLIMITED in 2022 showcased works which grappled with a creative humanisation of locality and this sentiment continues...Read more -
Kofi Agorsor - Tudɛvie (Calling)
Gallery III, Accra 15 Jun - 13 Jul 2023Gallery 1957 is pleased to present Kofi Agorsor: Tudɛvie (Calling), a special collection of slow-growth sculptures that the artist has been developing for over a decade. The sculptures are complemented...Read more
Biography
Agorsor has exhibited in hotels and diplomatic exhibitions across Accra and interconnected regions throughout the 1990s-2000s; ‘Agorsor in Lusaka’ (Alliance Française, Zambia, 2010); ‘Totobieto’ (Artists’ Alliance, Accra, 2011); ‘I Sing into the Cosmos’ and ‘Colours in Water’ (Sofia, Bulgaria, 2014); ‘Eternal Feeling’ (Baginskaya Gallery, Dubai, 2022); ‘The Colours of Life’ (Artiana Auctions, Mumbai and Dubai, 2022); Vorsanuwo Exhibitions in Shrines (Volta Region, non-dateable); and ‘everyday exhibitions’ at the Agorsor Studio, Accra.
Works
Riches, 2009-2014