HAMED OUATTARA – BOLIBANA
2023-08-28Hamed Ouattara, one of the most prominent voices in the world of contemporary African design, marks his American debut by unveiling a new body of work and featuring a continuation of his characteristic modes of making. In the Bamana language of West Africa, ‘Bolibana’ refers to the unusual end of a journey, a transformation. Known for upcycling discarded materials, such as his signature oil drums, into distinctively colorful works, Ouattara engages with industrial debris to tell an unusual end to the story of waste and global trade.
Opposite – Afrikya (Africia), 2022
Exhibition runs through to September 13th, 2023
Friedman Benda
8260 Marmont Lane
CA 90069 Los Angeles
USA
