{"id":245890,"date":"2026-01-22T09:34:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T09:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/245890\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T09:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T09:34:08","slug":"amoako-boafo-i-bring-home-with-me-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/245890\/","title":{"rendered":"Amoako Boafo &#8216;I Bring Home with Me&#8217; Exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Summary<\/p>\n<p>Opening on January 17, the exhibition is anchored by an architectural collaboration with designer Glenn DeRoche<br \/>\nThe show transports the sensory energy of Accra, Ghana to Los Angeles<\/p>\n<p>For his third solo presentation with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertsprojectsla.com\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Roberts Projects<\/a>, contemporary heavyweight <a href=\"https:\/\/hypebeast.com\/tags\/amoako-boafo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amoako Boafo<\/a> is blurring the lines between creation and exhibition. Titled I Bring Home with Me, the show transports the sensory energy of Accra, Ghana to Los Angeles by physically recreating the artist\u2019s studio within the gallery walls.<\/p>\n<p>Opening on January 17, the exhibition is anchored by an architectural collaboration with designer <a href=\"https:\/\/derocheprojects.com\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Glenn DeRoche<\/a>. The installation is more than a backdrop; it is a 1:1 scale exploration of \u201chome\u201d as a mobile concept. Visitors enter through a threshold of vibrant monstera-patterned wallpaper, moving into a structure defined by grid windows and light-filled passages that dissolve the boundary between interior and exterior.\n<\/p>\n<p>Inside this reimagined sanctuary, Boafo presents a new suite of portraits rendered in his signature fingertip painting technique. Known for his intimate, gaze-forward depictions of Black subjectivity, Boafo integrates these works directly into the studio\u2019s \u201cwalls\u201d and within a folding wooden sculpture inspired by the Adinkra symbol nkyinkyim (\u201ctwisting\u201d), a tribute to resilience.\n<\/p>\n<p>By inviting viewers into this space, Boafo dismantles the traditional white cube, offering a fluid environment that mirrors the communal, multifunctional spirit of his actual workspace. The show offers a rare glimpse into the \u201celsewhere within here\u201d\u2014a synthesis of personal memory, family history, and the physical spaces that shape Black identity.\n<\/p>\n<p>I Bring Home with Me is on view at Roberts Projects from January 17 through March 21.\n<\/p>\n<p>Roberts Projects<br \/>442 S La Brea Ave<br \/>Los Angeles, CA 90036<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Summary Opening on January 17, the exhibition is anchored by an architectural collaboration with designer Glenn DeRoche The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":245891,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[442,498,499,500,501,156,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-245890","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-new-zealand","15":"tag-newzealand","16":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245890"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245890\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/245891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=245890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=245890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}