AK (b.1980), born Akwetey Orraca-Tetteh.
 
Akwetey Orraca-Tetteh, also known as “AK”, is a Ghanaian-American artist and musician born and residing in New York, NY. The artist received his BA from Amherst College in 2002, where he studied philosophy, religion and #ne art. Heavily drawn to narrative folklore, fantasy and myth in African and Western traditions, Akwetey draws clear inspiration from themes of efficacy and transcendence. Through painting, mixed media, and voice, AK crafts historically #ctive works that owe to the re-imagination of culture and the emergence of personal mythology. The artist sites Surrealism, West African, and American Popular Art (1960-) as strong influences. Akwetey’s work has exhibited at the Tate Modern Museum, The New Museum, LACMA, and the Gucci Museum in Florence, Italy. The artist also contributes voice and original song to the video essay Grosse Fatigue, the winner of the 2013 Venice Biennial’s Silver Lion Award.