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Godfried Donkor-A Collection of Works on Paper: London

Past exhibition
1 - 30 Jul 2021
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Godfried Donkor Olympians XVII, 2018 Oil and Acrylic on Paper Framed: 221.5 x 145 cms 87 1/4 x 57 1/8 inches
Godfried Donkor
Olympians XVII, 2018
Oil and Acrylic on Paper
Framed:
221.5 x 145 cms
87 1/4 x 57 1/8 inches
 
This solo show is an amalgamation of over three decades of working in collage and multi-media composition and spans different themes the artist has explored throughout those years. ‘The Madonna’ series, conceived and conceptualised while in residence in Trinidad and Tobago in 2003, marked an expansion of his exploration of the socio-political relationship between Africa and Europe to the Caribbean and her complex relationship with a dirty colonial past. ‘The First Day Of The Yam Custom' reimagines an early 19th century depiction of the annual Asante Yam festival in Kumasi, questioning how we interpret African realities based on European imagery and how we regard images of Africa more broadly. Created while in residence Dakar, Senegal - The ‘Financial Times’ series, explores the commodification of the black body for entertainment in professional sports - This time taking a close look at the the history of wrestling in Senegal, which is regarded as a national sport. Donkor’s choice of collage to explore these themes evokes the hybridity of these experiences of the subjugated within Africa and in her diaspora, representing their constitution of multiple facets and identities cut and pasted together by the artist.
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Installation Views
  • 7 Godfried Donkor Gallery 1957 Install Images London June2021 Medium Res
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Works
  • Godfried Donkor Black Madonna with Rainbow, 2010 Oil and Gold Leaf on canvas 200 x 200 cms 78 3/4 x 78 3/4 inches
    Godfried Donkor
    Black Madonna with Rainbow, 2010
    Oil and Gold Leaf on canvas
    200 x 200 cms
    78 3/4 x 78 3/4 inches
  • Godfried Donkor Olympians XXI, 2021 Oil and Acrylic on Paper Framed: 221.5 x 145 cms 87 1/4 x 57 1/8 inches
    Godfried Donkor
    Olympians XXI, 2021
    Oil and Acrylic on Paper
    Framed:
    221.5 x 145 cms
    87 1/4 x 57 1/8 inches
  • Godfried Donkor Olympians XX, 2021 Oil and Acrylic on Paper Framed: 221.5 x 145 cms 87 1/4 x 57 1/8 inches
    Godfried Donkor
    Olympians XX, 2021
    Oil and Acrylic on Paper
    Framed:
    221.5 x 145 cms
    87 1/4 x 57 1/8 inches
  • Godfried Donkor Olympians XIX, 2018 Oil and Acrylic on Paper Framed: 221.5 x 145 cms 87 1/4 x 57 1/8 inches
    Godfried Donkor
    Olympians XIX, 2018
    Oil and Acrylic on Paper
    Framed:
    221.5 x 145 cms
    87 1/4 x 57 1/8 inches
  • Godfried Donkor Olympians XVII, 2018 Oil and Acrylic on Paper Framed: 221.5 x 145 cms 87 1/4 x 57 1/8 inches
    Godfried Donkor
    Olympians XVII, 2018
    Oil and Acrylic on Paper
    Framed:
    221.5 x 145 cms
    87 1/4 x 57 1/8 inches
  • Godfried Donkor Olympians XVIII, 2018 Oil and Acrylic on Paper Framed: 221.5 x 145 cms 87 1/4 x 57 1/8 inches
    Godfried Donkor
    Olympians XVIII, 2018
    Oil and Acrylic on Paper
    Framed:
    221.5 x 145 cms
    87 1/4 x 57 1/8 inches

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