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First Look: Let’s Go Contemporary African

Ibrahim Mahama’s jute sack artworks represent a socio-economic history of Ghana’s international trade during and post-colonization. Chale Wote (Let’s Go Friend) is part of a large mixed-media installation and the highlight of the second edition of Modern & Contemporary African Art (London, 28 March).

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