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Amoako Boafo
Biography
Amoako Boafo’s work questions contemporary misunderstandings of blackness by contrasting personal and structural perceptions and portrayals of black people. His heavily expressionistic and sensitive portraits of friends and acquaintances highlight their self-perception and beauty while challenging the misconceptions of blackness that objectify and dehumanize black people. Often depicting his sitters with animated lucidity against vibrant, monochromatic backgrounds, Boafo asks for understanding of the diversity and complexity of blackness in spite of the frequently negative representations of black people in media and culture. Though born in Accra, Ghana, he now lives and works in Vienna, Austria.
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20 September 2021 | Juxtapoz Magazine
SINGULAR DUALITY: ME CAN MAKE WE: Amoako Boafo @ Roberts Projects, Los Angeles20 September 2021 | Artnet
Beyond Amoako Boafo: The Next Emerging Names You Need to Know in Accra, Ghana’s Rapidly Accelerating Art Hub9 September 2021 | Dazed Digital
Amoako Boafo’s stylish portraits celebrate Blackness in all its multitudes5 September 2021 | judithbenhamouhuet.com
Mariane Ibrahim, the Chicago gallery representing Amoako Boafo, opens a new space in Paris31 August 2021 | ARTnews
Amoako Boafo’s Paintings Launched into Space on a Bezos Rocket
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Untitled
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $655,200
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Amoako Boafo
Gaze I
Estimate HK$600,000 - 800,000
Sold for HK$2,772,000
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Purple on Red
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $756,000
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Lighter
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $325,000
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Diary III (Green Tie)
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £212,500
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Joy
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £112,500
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Untitled
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £187,500
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Joy in Purple
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $668,000
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Amoako Boafo
After the nail color
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $225,000
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Cobinnah with Yellow Nails
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $162,500
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Amoako Boafo
Sleepy Lady
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £106,250
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The Lemon Bathing Suit
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £675,000
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