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Larry Ossei-Mensah: Curating the Soul of Black Folks

"We're not just [that which] we've been visually assigned, there's a lot more layers. And I think this exhibition offers that on a multitude of levels." – Larry Ossei-Mensah, Curator of "Amoako Boafo: Soul of Black Folks" Exhibition curator Larry Ossei-Mensah first introduced himself to Amoako Boafo in 2018 via a DM on Instagram. A friend of Ossei-Mensah's, artist Kehinde Wiley, had sent him Boafo's profile and thought they might hit it off considering their shared Ghanaian heritage. Today in 2023, Boafo's debut solo museum exhibition, "Soul of Black Folks," is touring throughout the US, with Ossei-Mensah serving as the exhibition curator. Days before the exhibition opened its doors at the Seattle Art Museum in July, SAM staff sat down with Ossei-Mensah to discuss what drew him to Boafo's artwork, the collaborative process they shared in developing "Soul of Black Folks," and what he hopes viewers take away from encountering Boafo's powerful portraits. _ AMOAKO BOAFO: SOUL OF BLACK FOLKS Jul 13 – Sep 10 2023 Seattle Art Museum visitsam.org/boafo