Ghanaian visual artist Ibrahim Mahama has been awarded the 2026 Arnold Bode Prize by the city of Kassel. The prize, announced by his gallery White Cube, includes a €10,000 award in recognition of his artistic practice.
The award highlights Mahama's significant contributions to contemporary art, particularly his large-scale installations using jute sacks that explore themes of labor, migration, and global trade. It also acknowledges his role as a cultural infrastructure builder in Ghana through the founding of artist-support institutions like Red Clay Studio and the Savannah Centre for Contemporary Art.