Exhibitions

Paa Joe and Elisabeth Efua Sutherland Akԑ yaaa heko || One does not take it anywhere

Accra, Gallery II 21 Nov 2017 - 10 Feb 2018 This November, Gallery 1957, Accra presents a collaborative project between renowned fantasy coffin maker Paa Joe and performance artist Elisabeth Efua Sutherland. Coinciding with Paa Joe’s seventieth birthday (and marking his fortieth year in the coffin trade), the exhibition considers traditional funerary customs in contemporary Ghana. Exploring specific funeral practices... Read more

Godfried Donkor-The First Day of the Yam Custom 1817

Accra, Gallery I 22 Aug - 30 Oct 2017 Visual accounts of 19th century expeditions, as told through illustrations and various drawings, are containers of culture. What do these accounts imply for the interpretations of African realities and how we regard images of Africa more broadly? Such questions become especially pertinent when we consider that these images were circulated... Read more

Yaw Owusu-All That Glitters

Accra, Gallery I 29 Jun - 5 Aug 2017 Yaw Owusu demonstrates the transformative tendencies of copper coins by reimagining them as both material and pallet. His recent work activates urgent questions around economic and political independence in Ghana. These ‘pesewa’ coins, introduced in 2007 to cure inflation are now rarely used even in the lowest value trade as... Read more

Gerald Chukwuma-Standing Ovation

Accra, Gallery I 21 Apr - 15 Jun 2017 Presenting a new series of works spanning painting, sculpture and collage, Standing Ovation is an exhibition that explores migration as a constant process of transformation. Working with his signature wood carvings, Gerald Chukwuma reflects on the interwoven histories of Nigerian culture and language. The title of the exhibition is taken... Read more

crazinisT artisT - Rituals of Becoming

Accra, Gallery I 26 Feb - 12 Mar 2017 Consisting of a theatrical installation that displays multichannel video projections, a readymade sculpture and a performance from the artist, the exhibition explores the assumed distinctions between gender identity, class, political injustice, violence and the objectification of humans. The immersive installation is composed from female clothes gathered and worn by the... Read more