Osei Bonsu is a British-Ghanaian curator and writer based in London and Paris. He is currently a curator of International Art at Tate Modern, where he is responsible for organising exhibitions, developing the museum’s collection and broadening the representation of artists from Africa and the African diaspora. As a leading curator of contemporary art, he has advised museums, art fairs and private collections internationally and mentored emerging artists through his digital platform, Creative Africa Network. Bonsu has worked as a contributing editor for Frieze magazine and has contributed to a number of exhibition catalogues and arts publications including ArtReview, Numero Art and Vogue. Through his writing, Bonsu focuses on the relationship between art and issues of migration, race and identity in contemporary society. He has lectured widely on these subjects at various institutions including the University of Cambridge, Courtauld Institute of Art, and Royal College of Art among others. Bonsu holds a Masters in History of Art from University College London, and a BA in Curatorial Studies from Central Saint Martins. In 2020, he was named as one of Apollo Magazine’s ‘40 under 40’ leading African voices.
EXHIBITIONS
Featured
22 September 2020 - 18 March 2021
National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens
29 November 2019 - 22 January 2020
Central Saint Martins, London
24 November 2018 - 10 February 2019
Collective Gallery, Edinburgh
30 November 2017 - 4 February, 2018
Maison d'Art Bernard Anthonioz, Paris
11 March - 17 September 2015
Saatchi Gallery, London
VIDEOS
Nowness x Paris Photo
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Secession, Vienna
Economy of Living Things at Jeu de Paume, Paris
Oscar Murillo at Jeu de Paume, Paris