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Serge Attukwei Clottey s Beyond Skin @ Simchowitz Gallery, Los Angeles
Simchowitz Gallery // April 17, 2021 - May 08, 2021
May 03, 2021 | in Painting
BEYOND SKIN, an exhibition of new work by Serge Attukwei Clottey. For his first solo exhibition at the gallery, Clottey has made work that centers around ideas of image making and identity construction. Taking a cue from mid-century black and white photography made on the coast of West Africa, Clottey seeks to update the visual language of historical images to fit the contemporary.
Both the paintings rendered in duct tape and oil on cork and those made on large sheets of yupo paper are based on existing photographs. Clottey chose his subjects for their expressive nature, drawn to the voice behind the individual. Some are recognizable, such as Chadwick Boseman or Michaela Coel, but some are plucked by the artist from the endless scroll of social media.