Bernard Akoi-Jackson
Bernard Akoi–Jackson (born 1979), be Ghanaian academic, artist den writer. Dem know am for projects wey be for continual metamorphosis insyd. Ein art works be mostly performative, anaa pseudo-rituals.[1] Ein writings dey focus for de development of contemporary African,[2] Ghanaian visual arts den culture insyd poetic den jovial manner.[3] Dem know am as a proverbial jester (anaa Esu)[2] wey dey use critical absurdity make he move between installations, dance den poetry, video, den photography.[4] He dey blend post-colonial African identities thru transient den makeshift memorials.[5][6]
| Ein sex anaa gender | male  |
|---|---|
| Country wey e be citizen | Ghana |
| Name wey dem give am | Bernard |
| Family name | Jackson |
| Ein date of birth | 1979 |
| Place dem born am | Ghana |
| Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | English, Twi |
| Ein occupation | writer |
| Educate for | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School |
Early life den education
editAkoi-Jackson attend Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School, for ein secondary school education. He dey hold a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Master of Fine Arts den PhD insyd Painting den Sculpture from de College of Art and Built Environment, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.[1]
Career
editInsyd August 2006, he get ein first residency at Kofi Setordj ein ArtHAUS wer he develope ein project '' REDTAPEONBOTTLENECK '' as a participatory performance. He get residencies plus Stedelijk Museum[7] as "Global-artist-in-residency[3] between 2013 den 2014 den at de Thiami Mnyele artists dema residency insyd Amsterdam. He be a lecturer at de College of Art and Built Environment, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
Exhibitions
edit- Material Effects: Contemporary Art from West Africa den de diaspora at Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University
- Spaghetti Harvest, Project 88 Mumbai, India[8]
- Lilith Performance studio Malmo, Sweden[9]
- SCCA – the Savannah Centre for Contemporary Art, Tamale (Ghana)[10]
- SaNsA insyd Accra (2007)
- SaNsA in Kumasi (2009)
- Xerem International Artists’ Residency Home & Abroad insyd Portugal (2010)
- Moderator of Architecture of Independence insyd Kumasi (2018)[11]
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Rhodes University-Where Leaders Learn". Rhodes University (in English). Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Nubuke - Artists". www.nubukefoundation.org. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Institute, Dutch Art. "Bernard Akoi-Jackson". dai (in English). Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ↑ "Bernard Akoi Jackson « KHOJ". Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ↑ "Ghana and Africa in Stills - ghanailoveyou: Bernard Akoi-Jackson (b. Accra,..." immigrantslenz.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ↑ "Art Spaces & Legacies lived behind by Visionaries: In a conversation with Bernard Jackson and Ibrahim Mahama". Sanatu Zambang (in British English). 2020-10-04. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ↑ "Thami Mnyele Foundation News". thami-mnyele.nl. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ↑ "MutualArt.com - The Web's Largest Art Information Service". www.mutualart.com (in English). Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ↑ "WATA don PASS; Looking West – an exclusive Performance Event | Lilith Performance Studio" (in English). Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ↑ "Bernard Akoi-Jackson Archives". Art Africa Magazine (in British English). Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ↑ "Events - Goethe-Institut Ghana". www.goethe.de. Retrieved 2019-06-17.