Ako Atikossie

BIO

Ako Atikossie

Ako Atikossie (Zalivè, Togo – 1980) lives and works between Milan and Lomé, in Togo.

Ako Atikossie’s painting and installation technique analyzes the potential relationships between technology, matter and natural resources, expressed through an abstract language. In his artistic practice he studies and explores the transformations and new scenarios of contemporary sciences, with a particular and personal focus on the African continent.

Main solo exhibitions: Champ de Simulation, Artphilein La Piscina, Lugano (2023-24); The Minus Sign, Suburbia Contemporary on Artsy (2021); Confini identitari, La Portineria, Florence (2021); Suite proporzionale, Calisto Cafè, Valiate (2019); The Prison Museum “Le Nuove”, Turin (2018); Europa o l’assenza, Fabbrica del Vapore’s Cathedral, Milan, curated by Paolo Ferrari (2015); L’absence de dialogue, Supernova Gallery, Pavia (2015)

Main group exhibitions: Nascosti alla luce del sole, Nashira Gallery, Milan (2023); Art Géneve, Gowen Contemporary Gallery (2022); Investec Cape Town Art Fair, Suburbia Contemporary, Cape Town (2021); Urban Environments and imaginary spaces, Suburbia Contemporary, Barcelona (2021); Cairo Arte Editore Prize, Palazzo Reale, Milan (2019); The Biennale Arte & Industria Utopia = reality, Labin Istria, Croatia (2016); Shapes, Circoloquadro, Milan (2015).