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Placing Black portraiture in a place like Palazzo Grimani is a way to bridge classical tradition and contemporary Black experience. For me, painting is essentially about documenting and celebrating Blackness. I want the figures in my paintings to be strong and unapologetic.

— Amoako Boafo

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Why should the space of making not be the core of the exhibition?

Back home, if someone is marking an occasion that has an element of luxury, you think of lace.

It carries a certain presence and respect, regardless of whether it’s expensive or simple.

We have a shared understanding of how space can shape both experience and community.

I wanted certain elements to have a stronger physical presence, not just to be represented visually, but to carry their own materiality.

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