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Kumasi Junction

Author: Oriel Mostyn Gallery
Category: Catalogue
Publisher: Oriel Mostyn Gallery
ISBN: 0 90680 49 0
Year: 2002
Subject: Painting, Ghana, Akwasi Addai, Kwame Akoto, Alex Amofa, Isaac Otchere Azey, Asibey Boakye Barbentine
Description: Kumasi, capital of he Asante region and Ghana`s second largest city, is know throughout west Africa as a `cultural` city. Its many street painting workshops - often referred to generically as `Art & Sign` - are responsible for the hand-painted signs, posters and sandwich boards and myriad other productions which advertise the city`s businesses, shops and ubiquitos `temporary` kiosks, and publicise political campaigns, religious gatherings and other activities.
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