Red Clay. Photo by Ernest Sackitey. Courtesy Red Clay
In connection with AHC’s Wintanworks residency and in collaboration with the School of Sculpture at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, AHC presents artist Ibrahim Mahama in a conversation with AHC director Maibritt Borgen, and with ample time for conversation with the audience.
Ibrahim Mahama (b. 1987, Tamale, Ghana) is one of the most influential voices in contemporary art and the first African artist to top ArtReview’s Power 100. His practice centres on monumental, site-specific installations using materials of labour and trade – jute sacks, timber, and industrial remnants – to explore global economies, colonial histories, and the circulation of goods and people.
Living and working between Accra and Tamale, he is the founder of the Savannah Centre for Contemporary Art (SCCA), Red Clay Studio, and Nkrumah Volini. Mahama has exhibited internationally, including at Documenta 14, the Venice Biennale, Centre Pompidou, and with a forthcoming solo exhibition at Fondation Cartier, Paris (2026). His work is held in major public collections worldwide, and he is represented by APALAZZOGALLERY and White Cube.
In the conversation, Mahama’s Red Clay Studio in Tamale, Ghana, will be engaged as an architectural site, a living library, and a dwelling point for works of art.
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INFO
Talk: Site as Practice: A conversation with Ibrahim Mahama
Wednesday, 10 June 2026
At 4.30-6.00PM
School of Sculpture
The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
Kongens Nytorv 1 / Nyhavn 2
1050 Copenhagen K
Participation is free, but please register via this link.
Please note that the event will be conducted in English.
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