Kwame Akoto-Bamfo

Kwame Akoto-Bamfo is a Ghanaian sculptor. His outdoor sculpture dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Transatlantic slave trade is on display at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice that opened in 2018 in Montgomery, Alabama.[1] His other sculptures include an installation of 1,200 concrete heads representing Ghana’s enslaved ancestors in Accra, the capital of Ghana. Called Faux-Reedom, it was unveiled in 2017.[2]

Nkyinkim by Kwame Akoto-Bamfo at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice that opened in 2018 in Montgomery, Alabama.

References

Miller, James H. (April 16, 2018). "Alabama memorial confronts America's racist history". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
McCool, Alice (6 Mar 2017). "Accra in the spotlight: colonial questions as Ghana's capital celebrates its 60th". The Guardian. Retrieved April 20, 2018.

External links

Official website

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[TAN-1] Miller, James H. (April 16, 2018). "Alabama memorial confronts America's racist history". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved April 20, 2018.

[Guardian-2] McCool, Alice (6 Mar 2017). "Accra in the spotlight: colonial questions as Ghana's capital celebrates its 60th". The Guardian. Retrieved April 20, 2018.