Amoako Boafo's third solo exhibition with Roberts Projects, titled 'I Bring Home with Me,' opens January 17 in Los Angeles. The show recreates the artist's Accra, Ghana studio within the gallery through an architectural collaboration with designer Glenn DeRoche, featuring vibrant wallpaper, grid windows, and light-filled passages. Boafo presents new portraits using his signature fingertip painting technique, integrated into the studio structure and a folding wooden sculpture inspired by the Adinkra symbol nkyinkyim.
The exhibition matters because it challenges the traditional white cube gallery model by creating an immersive environment that reflects the communal, multifunctional spirit of Boafo's actual workspace. By physically transporting the sensory energy of Accra to LA, the show explores 'home' as a mobile concept and offers a rare synthesis of personal memory, family history, and the physical spaces that shape Black identity, reinforcing Boafo's role as a leading contemporary artist.