Kudjoe Affutu
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Kudjoe Affutu is a Ghanaian
coffin artist. He was born and still lives in Awutu Bawyiase, Central Region
, Ghana. Affutu has made a name for himself in Europe
by participating in various projects and exhibitions.
in Nungua
in the Greater Accra Region
. Since 2007 he has been running his own workshop in the town of his birth, producing figurative coffins and sculptures for Ghanaian funerals, art museums and private collectors.
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
coffin artist. He was born and still lives in Awutu Bawyiase, Central Region
Central Region (Ghana)
The Central Region is one of Ghana's ten administrative regions. It is bordered by the Ashanti and Eastern regions to the north, Western region to the west, Greater Accra region to the east, and to the south by the Atlantic Ocean.-Districts:...
, Ghana. Affutu has made a name for himself in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
by participating in various projects and exhibitions.
Biography
From 2002 to 2006, he trained with the internationally renowned coffin artist Paa Joe, issued from the Kane Kwei Carpentry WorkshopKane Kwei Carpentry Workshop
The Kane Kwei Carpentry Workshop is a studio established in Teshie, Ghana, since the Fifties. It is known for its Design Coffins that became symbolic of African artistic creativity.- History :...
in Nungua
Nungua
- Transport :It is served by a station on the eastern network of the national railway system. A bridge which was out of service for some time, was repaired in 2009...
in the Greater Accra Region
Greater Accra Region
The Greater Accra Region is the smallest of Ghana's 10 administrative regions in terms of area, occupying a total land surface of 3,245 square kilometres or 1.4 per cent of the total land area of Ghana...
. Since 2007 he has been running his own workshop in the town of his birth, producing figurative coffins and sculptures for Ghanaian funerals, art museums and private collectors.
Exhibitions
- 2011. Tinguely Museum Basel. Hummer-coffin for the exhibition Fetisch Auto. Ich fahre, also bin ich. 06/08 – 10/09 2011.
- 2010/11. Centre Pompidou, Paris. coffin in the shape of the Pompidou, exhibition Anthologie de l’humour noir by Saâdane Afif.
- 2010/11. Nouveau Musée National von Monaco, Villa Paloma. Refrigerator-coffin in the opening show La carte d’aprês nature by Thomas DemandThomas DemandThomas Demand, in full Thomas Cyrill Demand, is a German sculptor and photographer. He currently lives and works in Berlin and Los Angeles, and teaches at the University of Fine Arts, Hamburg.-Education:...
. - 2010/11. Collection de l’Art Brut, Lausanne. Red rooster, a collaboration with Ataa OkoAtaa Okothumb|Ataa Oko and his third wife, with a coffin in the form of a battleship, about 1960Ataa Oko is a Ghanaian coffin artist.-Biography:...
for the exhibition Ataa Oko et Frédéric Bruly Bouabré - 2009. Détournement Venise 2009. red rooster coffin, lion coffin, Nokia coffin.
- 2006. Kunstmuseum Bern. White hen, in collaboration with Ataa Oko for the exhibition Six Feet Under. Small coffins for the museums shop.
List of references, media
- 2006. Last Respects, First Honoured. Ghanaian Burial Rituals and Figural Coffins. Regula Tschumi in: Kunstmuseum Bern (ed.), Six Feet Under. Autopsy of Our Relation to the Dead. Ex.-Cat. Bielefeld, Leipzig: Kerber, p.114-125.
- 2008. The Buried Treasures of the Ga. Coffin Art in Ghana. Regula TschumiRegula Tschumi- Bibliography :Regula Tschumi has spent time in East, West and South Africa, researching into contemporary African art. In 2006 she published a standard work on the figurative coffins of the Ga people. In this book she traces the origins of these coffins in the art and religion of the Ga, and...
. Bern. Benteli. - 2010.The Deathbead of a Living Man. A Coffin for the Centre Pompidou. Regula Tschumi in Saâdane Afif (ed.), Anthologie de l’humour noir, Paris: Editions Centre Pompidou, p. 56-61.
- 2010. A walk in the Park, Thomas DemandThomas DemandThomas Demand, in full Thomas Cyrill Demand, is a German sculptor and photographer. He currently lives and works in Berlin and Los Angeles, and teaches at the University of Fine Arts, Hamburg.-Education:...
in: Nouveau Musée National de Monaco (Hg.), La carte d’après nature. London: MACK, S. 92-113. - 2011. Saâdane Afif talks about „Anthologie de l’humour noir“ in: ArtforumArtforumArtforum is an international monthly magazine specializing in contemporary art.-Publication:The magazine is published ten times a year, September through May, along with an annual summer issue...
International, January 2011, S. 194-197. - 2011. Interview Saâdane Afif in InitiArt Magazine, 10.03. 2011.