Ibrahim Mahama Transforms Barbican’s Lakeside Terrace with New Public Commission
The Barbican has unveiled its latest project, a monumental public commission by Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama.
9 April 2024
Ibrahim Mahama
Desert X: Respect In The Presence of Absence – Leila Lebreton
In this awe-inspiring landscape, the Third Edition of Desert X AlUla, titled In The Presence of Absence and co-curated by Maya El-Khalil
13 March 2024
Ibrahim Mahama: Interview of the Month, October 2021 – Paul Carey-Kent
Ibrahim Mahama came to international attention for his monumental installation of jute sacks at the Venice Biennale in 2015
28 September 2021
Ibrahim Mahama: Lazarus
White Cube presents a major solo exhibition by Ibrahim Mahama
Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 6pm Sunday 12pm - 6pm
Super Inclusive Fourth Plinth Proposals Unveiled In London
The latest proposals for the Fourth Plinth commission project in Trafalgar Square were announced in London today.
24 May 2021
Meet The Latest Shortlist For Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth Commissions
Sadiq Khan, The Mayor of London, has announced the six artists who have been shortlisted for Trafalgar Square’s future Fourth Plinth commissions: They are: Nicole Eisenman, Samson Kambalu, Goshka Macuga, Ibrahim Mahama, Teresa Margolles and Paloma Varga Weisz.
9 March 2021
Ibrahim Mahama: Fragments
Ibrahim Mahama is one of the most prominent artists to emerge from Ghana in recent years, Mahama is known for large-scale installations incorporating jute sacks previously used to transport cocoa beans and charcoal, which are stitched together and draped over architectural structures. For this exhibition, his first solo presentation in the UK, Mahama has created a new series of works including Non-Orientable Nkansa (2016), a monumental sculpture formed from stained wooden fragments.
Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 6pm Sunday 12pm - 6pm