Serge Attukwei Clottey

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Serge Attukwei Clottey
Born1985 (age 35–36)
Accra, Ghana
Education
OccupationArtist
Known forAfrogallonism

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[]

  • 2020: Sensitive Balance, , Berlin[8]
  • 2020: Serge Attukwei Clottey: ADESA WE, Ever Gold [Projects], San Francisco[9]
  • 2020: Serge Attukwei Clottey: Routes, The Mistake Room, Los Angeles[10]
  • 2019: Serge Attukwei Clottey: Solo Chorus, The Mistake Room, Los Angeles[11]
  • 2019: Kubatana, , Oslo[12]
  • 2019: Current Affairs, Fabrica, Brighton[13]
  • 2018: Everyday Myth: Survival and Sustenance, Ever Gold [Projects], San Francisco[14]
  • 2018: 360LA, Accra[15]
  • 2018: Differences Between, Jane Lombard Gallery, New York City[16]
  • 2018: Gallery Takeover, Lawrie Shabibi Gallery, Dubai[17]

Group exhibitions[]

  • 2020: Radical Revisionists: Contemporary African Artists Confronting Past and Present, Moody Center, Houston[18]
  • 2019: Stormy Weather, Museum Arnhem, Arnhem[19]
  • 2018: Right at the Equator, Depart Foundation, Malibu[20]
  • 2018: Untitled Art Fair, Miami[21]
  • 2018: Defying the Narrative: Contemporary Art from West and Southern Africa, Ever Gold [Projects], San Francisco[22]

Recognition[]

In August 2019, Clottey received the award of honorary Doctorate of Arts from the University of Brighton.[23]

References[]

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