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 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