Event

Atta Kwami’s Gateway

31st March - 8th May
Martin Hall, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU

See the restoration work in progress on Atta Kwami's sculpture.

Atta Kwami's sculpture Atsiaƒu ƒe agbo nu (Gateway to the sea) has been a much loved feature of Shirley Pearce Square since 2022. Originally commissioned for the Folkestone Triennial in 2021, it is one of the last works Kwami produced in his lifetime, and is now on long-term loan to the University.

In order to prolong the sculpture's life, LU Arts and Pamela Clarkson Kwami have arranged for it to undergo a thorough programme of restoration. This is being undertaken by Andy Philpott, who worked with Atta Kwami on the original work. You are welcome to view the progress of this work through the gallery's windows, although we ask that you do not enter the space without prior permission.

Atta Kwami was born in Accra, Ghana, in 1956, and across four decades produced a large body of paintings, sculptures, prints and publications. He received a PhD from the Open University in 2007, and taught in Nigeria and Ghana. After meeting the artist Pamela Clarkson in the early nineties, he divided his time between Ghana's second city Kumasi and Loughborough. His work can be found in the collections of the National Museum of Ghana, the V&A, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in Washington D.C. The National Museum of Kenya, and the British Museum. Shortly before his death in 2021 he was awarded the prestigious Maria Lassnig Prize, resulting in a new public mural and monograph in association with London's Serpentine Gallery.

With thanks to Pamela Clarkson Kwami and Andy Philpott.

Please note that visitors are required to register their vehicle and pay to park on campus. There are various ways in which you can register and pay (both in advance and on arrival).

Performances

09:00 to 18:00 - Tuesday 31st March

09:00 to 18:00 - Wednesday 1st April

09:00 to 18:00 - Thursday 2nd April

09:00 to 18:00 - Friday 3rd April

09:00 to 18:00 - Saturday 4th April

09:00 to 18:00 - Sunday 5th April

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Martin Hall
Loughborough University
Loughborough
LE11 3TU
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