Amoako Boafo: what could possibly go wrong, if we tell it like it is W. Somerset Maugham A conversation between the artist

A conversation between the artist

and its history

revealing Warhol as a gimlet-eyed history painter with an inimitably deadpan approach to the intersection of power

and an appendix of existing interviews conducted during Bacon’s late career selected by book editor Michael Cary

and gardenias

Amoako Boafo: what could possibly go wrong, if we tell it like it is W. Somerset Maugham A conversation between the artistThis book was published on the occasion of Amoako Boafo: what could possibly go wrong, if we tell it like it is, a two part exhibition at Gagosian, 980 Madison Avenue, New York, and dot. ateliers, Accra, an art space and residency established by the artist in Ghana in 2022. The exhibition showcased Boafos striking large scale portraits of his friends, those he admires, and himself, which he creates using both a brush and his fingertips. With the