Larry Achiampong (born 1984) is a British Ghanaian artist whose work includes moving image; sculptural installation; photographic and painted collage; audio and visual archives; live performance; spoken word; recorded sound bytes and composed scores. Recurring themes within these works often explore postcolonial themes and the idea of a post-human existence. He is known for his major public commissions for

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and

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. Both works focus on

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histories and futures with a thematic focus on the ideas of Pan-Africanism in the form of flags and colour representation. He is currently represented by Copperfield Gallery,

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Selected solo shows

*2016: ''Larry Achiampong: OPEN SEASON'' (Logan Center, University of Chicago, Chicago) * 2020: ''When the Sky Falls'' ( John Hansard Gallery, Southampton) * 2022: ''Wayfinder'' (

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)

Public commissions

* 2017: ''PAN AFRICAN FLAG FOR THE RELIC TRAVELLERS’ ALLIANCE (ASCENSION)'' – flag commission (

) * 2019–2020: ''Art on The Underground: Westminster Station Commission'' – (

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) * 2022: ''Pan African Flag for the Relic Travellers’ Alliance (Union)'' – permanent rondel at Westminster Underground Station

Filmography

Feature film

Influences

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'' thought that his portraits of video game characters in his 2023 exhibition at Frieze London "countered the negative stereotypes that dog Black characters" within videogames. For example, ''Edge'' noted that his portrait depicting

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as Black "addresses the misrepresentation of cowboys in fiction" since one out of four cowboys was not white (although this is rarely presented in traditional media).

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1984 births Living people 21st-century British male artists Alumni of the Slade School of Fine Art Black British artists British contemporary artists Black British filmmakers British film producers {{UK-artist-stub