KOFI MENSAH · 2025
Crimson Geometry
Bronze cast (edition of 5) · 126 × 134 cm
Exhibition only
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WEST AFRICA · YAMOUSSOUKRO
Ivory Coast
Vohou-Vohou movement and Abidjan abstraction.
An editorial gateway into the artists, works, and stories that define Ivory Coast's contribution to the contemporary African movement — assembled with curatorial care by NUA-ARTE.
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ARTISTS
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WORKS
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FOR SALE
FEATURED ARTIST
Kofi Okafor
YAMOUSSOUKRO · IVORY COAST
Kofi works between Yamoussoukro and the broader West African scene. Working across painting, sculpture and mixed media, Kofi's practice is a cornerstone of NUA-ARTE's programme for Ivory Coast.
ALSO FROM IVORY COAST
- EMERGING →
Imani Cisse
Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
- EMERGING →
Jelani Diop
Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
- EMERGING →
Kofi Mensah
Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
CURATED WORKS
Available from Ivory Coast
AVAILABLEIMANI CISSE · 2021
Rituals of Pulse
Bogolan textile on stretcher · 100 × 74 cm
Price Upon Request
KOFI OKAFOR · 2022
Ancestral Indigo
Bogolan textile on stretcher · 105 × 122 cm
Exhibition only
AVAILABLELERATO TOURÉ · 2020
Echo of Memory
Mixed media on canvas · 98 × 108 cm
Price Upon Request
AVAILABLEKOFI OKAFOR · 2018
Ancestral Diaspora
Bogolan textile on stretcher · 93 × 60 cm
Price Upon Request
AVAILABLEJELANI DIOP · 2025
Crimson Thread
Charcoal and ochre on paper · 140 × 70 cm
Price Upon Request
EDITORIAL
Stories from Ivory Coast
STORIES FROM IVORY COAST
A studio afternoon in Yamoussoukro
Inside the studios shaping Ivory Coast's new visual grammar — where inherited symbols meet a contemporary register.
READ ARTICLE →VOICES FROM IVORY COAST
Kofi Okafor on process and place
Vohou-Vohou movement and Abidjan abstraction. A conversation on lineage, material, and the pull of the west African horizon.
READ ARTICLE →
NEW PERSPECTIVES FROM IVORY COAST
Emerging voices around Yamoussoukro
Curatorial notes on the emerging generation reframing Ivory Coast's cultural output for a global audience.
READ ARTICLE →PROGRAMME
Exhibitions linked to Ivory Coast
Ongoing — March 2027
Threads of Ivory Coast
NUA-ARTE Pavilion · Yamoussoukro
Sept 2026 — Jan 2027
West Currents
Group show · touring West Africa
IMMERSIVE MODE
Step inside the Ivory Coast pavilion.
A curated, room-by-room virtual walk through the featured artist, emerging voices, and available works from Ivory Coast.