A spokesperson describes the event as follows:
"A rising star in contemporary art, Boafo is known for his vibrant portraits that celebrate Blackness, with dynamic figures rendered in his signature finger-painted textures and saturated colors. Curated by Larry Ossei-Mensah, Soul of Black Folks presents over 30 works created by the artist between 2016 and 2022. Boafo’s work centers on Black subjectivity, Black joy, and the Black gaze. Inspired in part by W.E.B. Du Bois’s seminal 1903 work, The Souls of Black Folk, the exhibition explores the concept of “double consciousness,” in which Black people must navigate their self-identity through the eyes of others."
