AKWETEY JOHN ORRACA-TETTEH
(b.1980), New York, NY
Akwetey Orraca-Tetteh, born in Bronx, New York. Through intimations of 3D technology, painting and performance, Akwetey’s work concerns the mediation of ancestral and digital histories in the age of technological advancement. In concert with his studio practice, Akwetey is best known for his collaborative work, notably as the voice of “Grosse Fatigue”, the Smithsonian commissioned video essay and winner of the 55th Venice Biennale’s Silver Lion Award. Akwetey has since featured in exhibitions at The New Museum (2014), The Museum of Modern Art (2016,2018), The Smithsonian-Hirshhorn Museum (2017-2018), The Palais De Tokyo (2018) and Photo London at Somerset House (2019).
Akwetey has been featured in Artforum, BOMB, Frieze, Rhizome, OkayAfrica, Widewalls, and The New York Times. Akwetey John holds a BFA from Amherst College, is the recipient of the Mass Moca Artist-In-Residence, a 2019 Visiting Artist Grant at the NYU Steinhardt School of Arts. He has published essays for The Brooklyn Rail and literary arts journal InDigest magazine, and recently debuted as a lecturer at the Christie’s Graduate School of Education in New York. The artist is based in Mexico City.
(b.1980), New York, NY
Akwetey Orraca-Tetteh, born in Bronx, New York. Through intimations of 3D technology, painting and performance, Akwetey’s work concerns the mediation of ancestral and digital histories in the age of technological advancement. In concert with his studio practice, Akwetey is best known for his collaborative work, notably as the voice of “Grosse Fatigue”, the Smithsonian commissioned video essay and winner of the 55th Venice Biennale’s Silver Lion Award. Akwetey has since featured in exhibitions at The New Museum (2014), The Museum of Modern Art (2016,2018), The Smithsonian-Hirshhorn Museum (2017-2018), The Palais De Tokyo (2018) and Photo London at Somerset House (2019).
Akwetey has been featured in Artforum, BOMB, Frieze, Rhizome, OkayAfrica, Widewalls, and The New York Times. Akwetey John holds a BFA from Amherst College, is the recipient of the Mass Moca Artist-In-Residence, a 2019 Visiting Artist Grant at the NYU Steinhardt School of Arts. He has published essays for The Brooklyn Rail and literary arts journal InDigest magazine, and recently debuted as a lecturer at the Christie’s Graduate School of Education in New York. The artist is based in Mexico City.