Amoako Boafo
The career of Amoako Boafo (b. 1984) has seen a meteoric rise to stardom with his luminous portraits honouring Black subjectivity. Boafo holds an MFA from the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna and has been awarded multiple prestigious art awards. In 2020, the artist collaborated with Kim Jones for Dior’s S/S-21 Men’s Collection. His work has sold for more than $1 million and is represented in the collections of prominent institutions like the Leopold Museum, Vienna; LACMA, LA and the Guggenheim, NY.
White Cap
2020
Oil on canvas
110 x 100cm