Annie-Marie Akussah, “What gets lost in translation, deep-deep-deep in the belly of...” Silkscreen and Risograph print on paper, 2023. Photo courtesy: the artist.

Dec 26, 2024 – Jan 26, 2025

Museum of Science and Technology, Accra ghana

Opening Reception: 26th December, 5pm

360° + : Facets, Rears and Musings Beyond Urban Cues is a group exhibition produced by artists, for artists, sharing in the spirit of blaxTARLINES KUMASI initiatives to collectively take agency in platforming creative work. Featuring 33 contemporary artists who are current or recent students of KNUST or connected to blaxTARLINES KUMASI, the work in 360° + spans a broad array of mediums, forms, and genres, exploring processes of material and conceptual transformation. The initiative is partially about the pieces and perspectives on show, and partially about the project of coming together as communities to improvise, invent, and generate infrastructure. Held at the Museum of Science and Technology in Accra, 360° + returns to the site where blaxTARLINES revolutionized exhibition-making in Ghana with biennale-scale installations, site-specific and public-facing interventions, and hybrid artist-producer-curator relations (2015-2017). The show also ‘outdoors’ the nascent institution baseprojects, founded by artist Elolo Bosoka, which is dedicated to biodiversity and critically engaged exhibition production.

Curatorial Statement

The motivations for the exhibition 360° +: Facets, Rears and Musings beyond Urban Cues, are numerous. Despite the turmoil that the world currently finds itself in, one cannot categorically describe our common times as entirely apocalyptic. It is true alarming sights are constantly revolving around us; precarious and unsettling sites of abode are continually mushrooming within our neighbourhoods because of our harrowing living and economic conditions, and we cannot but be bewildered. With the wars raging all over the world and the rumours of wars materializing ever so often, coupled with the rude awakenings of dire climatic distress, the destruction round about us is alarming. But the distractions as well, are many and titillating. The cacophony of cries and calls for attention are deafening and so are the dizzying colours engulfing our already saturated senses. Myriads of competing outlets spew information, and we also actively participate in this info overdrive. truths, half-truths, untruths and outright lies are on a perpetual spin. This is how our current common sphere of experience presents itself. Yet, despite all the scandalous goings on or maybe even because of them, there exists a great deal of creative ferment in the air. Ours is to have the discernment with which to figure out what paths emerge that could lead us to some guises of wholesomeness or if anything at all, sanity. This exhibition: 360° +: Facets, Rears and Musings beyond Urban Cues,, showcases the objects and artistic propositions of a huge selection of contemporary makers, who, whilst working within urban contexts and juggling with practices that begin from artistic or aesthetic concerns, also point to practices that could be seen as being socially engaged and relational. Most of the artists have taken cues from the urban sphere and found ways of initiating enigmatic paintings, sculptures, installations, videos, and even moments and object manifestations that provoke debate, deliberation and curiosity. Much as this exhibition is an effort to showcase the artistic practices of a diverse group of practitioners working across a wide range of media and sensibilities, this exhibition also introduces the unobtrusive work of baseprojects. This is a space and place-making body that sees to facilitating the production of exhibitions and a host of other related activities. Founded by the artist Elolo Bosoka to provide logistical support and advice to artists, baseprojects as an institution, operates on a nomadic basis, influencing excellence and innovation in the production of exhibitions.

by Bernard Akoi-Jackson (PhD)

Participating Artists

Abdul-Salam Alhassan, Adelle Emefa Oluwafumilayo Dogbey, Ahlijah Mensah Dzidepo, Ama Adoley Newman, Annie-Marie Akussah, Blanche Boni Mississo, Courage Dzidefo Amegatse, Daniel Ameire Awuni, Dennis Ankamah Addo, Edem Dake, Edinam Awo Amewode, Edward Prah, Emmanuel Patterson, Ernestina Mansa Doku, Ezra Appiah, Florence Nanteza, Gideon Kobbla Hanyame, Isaac Donkor, Isaac Gyamfi Asumeng, Joseph K. Awumee, Josiah Tsibu Manu, Justice Anim Kofi Gyimah, Martin Akwetey Cudjoe, Michael Ansong, Michael Kofi Adzah, Naomi Boahemaa Junior Sakyi, Paul Lesley Ahadji, Pious Fiifi Davies, Robin Riskin, William Yaw Asamoah, William Ekow Duku, Stephen Odei Tettey, Theophilus Nketia Ayitey.

Curatorial Team

Bernard Akoi-Jackson (PhD), Franklin Yohuno, Caleb Asiamah Quartey, Akosua Odeibea Amoah-Yeboah

Supported by

•baseprojects • Ghana Museum and Monuments Board • Robin Beth Inc. • Creative Industries Fund •blaxTARLINES KUMASI • Prince Claus Fund • Foundation for Contemporary Art

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