About The Artist

Kokou Ekouagou was born, 1979, in Lomé,Togo. He studied at the University of Lomé and was trained in Cultural Management by Goethe-Institut. His work is trans-medial encompassing painting, sculpture, photography, video, performance and installation. His visual practice weaves stories and visual histories, which comment on the idea of identity and multicultural principle. His research projects are propelled by a desire to reflect on the classifications and constructs of everyday reality. Ekouagou has exhibited at Torrance Art Museum, Los Angeles; ZKM Museum, Karlsruhe (Germany); Guangzhou Live (China); Marrakech Biennale (Morocco); Ben Uri Museum, London; Sobering Galerie, Paris among others.