Larry Achiampong (born 1984) is a British

Ghanaian artist Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

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

Somerset House Somerset House is a large Neoclassical complex situated on the south side of the Strand in central London, overlooking the River Thames, just east of Waterloo Bridge. The Georgian era quadrangle was built on the site of a Tudor palace ("O ...

and Transport for London. Both works focus on

Pan-African Pan-Africanism is a worldwide movement that aims to encourage and strengthen bonds of solidarity between all Indigenous and diaspora peoples of African ancestry. Based on a common goal dating back to the Atlantic slave trade, the movement exte ...

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,

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

Selected solo shows

* 2022 ''Wayfinder'' (

Turner Contemporary Turner Contemporary is one of the UK’s leading contemporary art galleries. Celebrating Margate’s connection with the painter J.M.W. Turner (1775 – 1851), an artist who believed that art could be an agent of change, its year-round exhibition ...

) * 2020 ''When the Sky Falls'' (

John Hansard Gallery The John Hansard Gallery is a contemporary visual art gallery and part of the University of Southampton. History The John Hansard Building was originally located in building 50 in the University of Southampton building coding scheme. It wa ...

, Southampton) *2016 ''Larry Achiampong: OPEN SEASON'' (Logan Center, University of Chicago, Chicago)

Public commissions

* 2022 ''Pan African Flag for the Relic Travellers’ Alliance (Union)'' – permanent rondel at Westminster Underground Station * 2019–2020 ''Art on The Underground: Westminster Station Commission'' – (

Art on the Underground Art on the Underground, previously called ''Platform for Art'', is Transport for London's (TfL) contemporary public art programme. It commissions permanent and temporary artworks for London Underground, as well as commissioning artists to create ...

/ Transport for London) * 2017 ''PAN AFRICAN FLAG FOR THE RELIC TRAVELLERS’ ALLIANCE (ASCENSION)'' – flag commission (

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