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Eugene Ankomah for an exhibition on water in Athens

British-Ghanaian visual artist, Ankomah will remind the world of the importance of water in what is set to be an electrifying art performance at the Technohoros Art Gallery, in Athens, Greece from September 30. Eugene Ankomah, who in April this year was described as an  ‘Enfant Terible’ after an interview on Sky TV’s ‘Shoot The […]

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Homosapiens In Love performanceBritish-Ghanaian visual artist, Ankomah will remind the world of the importance of water in what is set to be an electrifying art performance at the Technohoros Art Gallery, in Athens, Greece from September 30.

Eugene Ankomah, who in April this year was described as an  ‘Enfant Terible’ after an interview on Sky TV’s ‘Shoot The Messenger’ show with the broadcaster and journalist Henry Bonsu, will return to Athens to collaborate with Artist and Curator Katerina Fanouraki, in this collaborative performance. He was invited earlier in April as a distinguished Guest Artist to take part in the International Group Exhibition entitled ‘Homosapiens In Love’ which took place in Athens.

On that occasion Ankomah’s live performance went down a storm, and was described by the enthralled audience as provocative, educational and brilliant. Curator Katerina Fanouraki described him as a cultural heretic. Now Eugene and Fanouraki are set to give another partly tribal influenced performance on the very thing humans cannot do without, Water.

The upcoming exhibition, titled ‘Thirst’ is created by Aristi Costopoulou and it aims to present the human body in the extreme probability of complete water lack, while averting from the painful direction of its title. Through the exhibition questions emerge, among them being why people planned and evolved civilizations that rely totally on water’s exhausted use? Could we develop civilizations without or with minimal need of water? How would the prevailing culture seem without this extended use of water?

Gradually, artists reveal an interest on the holistic approach of the water availability, that we are used to consider for granted. The medical dictionaries define the term as a sensation, or desire, need and motivation. However, a show can reflect even more representative mechanisms of the human body, pushing it to its limits.

In contemporary art, performances are among the aesthetic evolutions of conceptual and installation art movements. The complementary elements used in “Thirst” like the action, the performers’ cultural contradictions, the movements and the rhythm and sounds are considered equally fascinating. The industrial materials of today’s culture indicate the underlying reason. The heart though is in the merging of the Western plethora with the African utopia icons, through unsettled and unconscious exchanges of self destruction and regeneration acts. Their work underlines the degree of dependency between continents, on the issue of water.

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Ghana’s Gospel industry is full of hypocrisy – Patience Nyarko

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Ghanaian gospel singer, Patience Nyarko has taken to social media to lambast her fellow gospel musicians and industry players who are speaking against Nathaniel Bassey’s recent advice to Ghanaian gospel musicians. (more…)

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It’s The End for Sammy Forson as he says goodbye to Joy FM

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Sammy Forson, host of Ignition and the Weekend City Show on Joy 99.7 FM, has concluded his tenure at the station, having joined The Multimedia Group in 2018. (more…)

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Celestine Donkor apologizes for her comments on Nathaniel Bassey’s advice to GH gospel artists

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Award-winning Ghanaian gospel singer and songwriter, Celestine Donkor has rendered an unqualified apology to all and sundry who find her recent statement about Nathaniel Bassey’s advice to Ghanaian gospel singers in bad taste. (more…)

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There is no money in gospel music in Ghana – Sonnie Badu 

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Renowned Ghanaian gospel singer, Sonnie Badu has boldly stated that there is a financial struggle within the Ghanaian gospel music industry. (more…)

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The support for female musicians should not be limited to the industry, we need support from gov’t etc.- Eno Barony

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Award-winning Ghanaian rapper, Eno Barony, believes the campaign for support for women in the music industry should not be limited to the industry, but spread across. (more…)

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Ghana Is Now Better Than London – Chairman Wontumi Claims 

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The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, better known in the political space as Chairman Wontumi has boldly asserted that Ghana is currently better than London in terms of development and progress. (more…)

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