Aida Amoako is a freelance writer and cultural critic from London, UK. She writes about visual art, literature, history, music and popular culture. Her interests include cultural history, popular mythopoeia, the politics of collective memory and imagination, fame, and fandom.
She has written for publications like The Times Literary Supplement, theatlantic.com, Art Review, Frieze and The Los Angeles Review of Books.
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She has also collaborated with award winning artists David Blandy and Larry Achiampong, contributing most recently to the latter’s BAFTA-longlisted film Wayfinder.
In 2023, she published her first book As We See It: Artists Redefining Black Identity with Laurence King Publishing. Buy the book here
Contact: Instagram | Twitter | Email: aida.o.amoako[at]gmail.com
