Check Out The Three Ghanaian Designers Whose Works Featured At The Brooklyn Museum African Exhibition
The late Kofi Ansah, Christie Brown, and Papa Oppong, three famous Ghanaian designers, have made their mark in the fashion industry thanks to the inclusion of their creations in the prestigious Brooklyn Museum Africa Fashion Exhibition.
Over 180 artworks from 20 different countries are on display in this exhibition, which is a version of the famous V&A Museum exhibition that was held in London, UK, in July 2022. King Charles himself was one of the eminent guests who took the time to see the first exhibition in London.
The exhibit has now relocated to New York, where it will be housed at the illustrious Brooklyn Museum, one of the first museums to introduce African art to American audiences.
It is only right that the Brooklyn Museum currently hosts Africa Fashion after celebrating the 100th anniversary of its inaugural African art show held in April earlier this year.
The V&A’s concept has been transformed by curators Ernestine White-Mifetu and Annissa Malvoisin, who have kept the exhibition’s core themes while adding new insights drawn from its new setting. Brooklyn is the ideal place, according to curator Annissa Malvoisin, who expressed her delight about bringing the exhibition there.
“We were very excited to bring this to Brooklyn, which we think is one of the perfect places to bring it,” Malvoisin told digital media platform, OkayAfrica.
The curators said they were thrilled to be the first North American venue to showcase this comprehensive survey of African fashion.
“We’re also so excited to be the first North American venue to showcase this really amazing survey,” she shared
The exhibition allows North American audiences to appreciate the full beauty of the garments and gain a deeper understanding of the designers in a physical space.
“A lot of designers that are part of the show have been celebrated and appreciated globally, and North American audiences, having bought a Christie Brown, or a Lisa Folawiyo, perhaps for a special occasion, now get to see the kind of full beauty of the actual garments; to get a better sense of who these designers are, in a physical space,” White-Mifetu added.
“We were very excited to bring this to Brooklyn, which we think is one of the perfect places to bring it,” Malvoisin told digital media platform, OkayAfrica.
The curators said they were thrilled to be the first North American venue to showcase this comprehensive survey of African fashion.
“We’re also so excited to be the first North American venue to showcase this really amazing survey,” she shared
The exhibition allows North American audiences to appreciate the full beauty of the garments and gain a deeper understanding of the designers in a physical space.
“A lot of designers that are part of the show have been celebrated and appreciated globally, and North American audiences, having bought a Christie Brown, or a Lisa Folawiyo, perhaps for a special occasion, now get to see the kind of full beauty of the actual garments; to get a better sense of who these designers are, in a physical space,” White-Mifetu added.
