Teen Council Interview | Larry Ossei-Mensah

CAMH’s Teen Council sits down and interviews curator Larry Ossei-Mensah. In this interview, Ossei-Mensah speaks with the Council members about his background, how and why he got into art curation, and the themes present in the exhibition, Amoako Boafo: Soul of Black Folks.
About the Curator
Larry Ossei-Mensah is a Ghanaian-American independent curator and cultural critic who has documented contemporary art happenings for various publications including Uptown and Whitewall Magazine. His writings have profiled some of the most dynamic visual artists working today including Derrick Adams, Mickalene Thomas, Kehinde Wiley, Lorna Simpson, and street artist JR. As a curator, Ossei-Mensah uses contemporary art and culture as a vehicle to redefine how we see ourselves and the world around us. He has organized exhibitions at commercial and nonprofit galleries throughout New York City featuring a roster of critically acclaimed emerging and mid-career artists including Firelei Baez, ruby amanze, Hugo McCloud, Brendan Fernandes, and Derek Fordjour to name a few. Ossei-Mensah is also the Co-Founder of ARTNOIR, a global collective of culturalists who design multimodal experiences aimed to engage this generation’s dynamic and diverse creative class. ARTNOIR serves as a tangible extension of Ossei-Mensah’s curatorial vision of “bridging gaps.” ARTNOIR’s inaugural event was a conversation on art and gender justice featuring Wangechi Mutu, Julie Mehretu and Adrienne Edwards. He currently serves as Co-Chair on Russell Simmons’ RUSH Artist Advisory Board, the Guggenheim’s Young Collectors Council, MoMA’s Friends of Education and as juror for the 2016 PULSE Prize.
This program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition, Amoako Boafo: Soul of Black Folks. For more information, visit CAMH’s website.
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