Ibrahim Mahama

Ghanaian | 1987

Ibrahim Mahama is a Ghanaian Postwar & Contemporary painter who was born in 1987. His work is currently being shown at Lorenzelli Arte in Milan. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Stedelijk Museum have featured Ibrahim Mahama's work in the past.Ibrahim Mahama's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 5,488 USD to 105,824 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2015 the record price for this artist at auction is 105,824 USD for CHALE WOTE, sold at Sotheby's London in 2018. Ibrahim Mahama has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for Art News Africa in March 2025.

At Auction

Notable Lots

Untitled (in two parts)

By Ibrahim Mahama

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Navrongo ,2017

By Ibrahim Mahama

+10%

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CHALE WOTE ,2014

By Ibrahim Mahama

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Recent Auction Results

H GOY

By Ibrahim Mahama

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Untitled

By Ibrahim Mahama

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SOS BOY A

By Ibrahim Mahama

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Current Exhibitions

On the Matter II

Lorenzelli Arte

Milan | Italy

Mar 13,2025 - May 31,2025

Ibrahim Mahama

Kunsthalle Bern

Bern | Switzerland

Apr 30,2025 - Jun 01,2025

Past Exhibitions

JMW Turner And Changing Visions Of Landscape

Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery

Norwich | UK

Oct 19,2024 - Feb 23,2025

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Articles

The Art World This Week: Christie鈥檚 to Sell $30 M. Basquiat, Turner Prize Shortlist Announced, $1580 eBay Magritte To Fetch Over $100k, and More

黑料不打烊 24/04/2025

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ArtDaily 22/04/2025

Kunsthalle Bern will present the first Swiss solo exhibition of the artist Ibrahim Mahama, born in Ghana in 1987.

FAD Magazine 14/04/2025

Ibrahim Mahama, born in Ghana in 1987 is to wrap the Kunsthalle Bern in response to Christo & Jeanne-Claude鈥檚 wrapping of the Kunsthalle 鈥� the first building they ever wrapped 鈥� on the occasion of its 50th anniversary in 1968.

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Coverage

鈥� ..Mahama is perhaps most well known for his wrapping of architectural structures with jute sacks... 鈥�
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Giuliani Foundation

鈥� ..One of the most prominent artists to emerge from Ghana in recent years, Mahama is known for large-scale installations incorporating jute sacks previously used to transport cocoa beans and charcoal, which... 鈥�
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White Cube, London (Bermondsey Street)

鈥� ..Mahama鈥檚 practice equally points to the recurring themes of decay and collapse, while exploring systems of capital and production... 鈥�
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White Cube, London (Bermondsey Street)

鈥� ..Having been broken down and reassembled through a collaborative production staged inside a former state-owned paint factory, the boxes are an extension of Mahama鈥檚 inquiry into the life of materials and... 鈥�
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White Cube, London (Bermondsey Street)

鈥� ..Mahama鈥檚 rigorous, socially engaged and process based practice, brings to the fore Africa鈥檚 role in the global exchange of commodities while considering the movement of its people and how labour is valued... 鈥�
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Norval Museum