Don't make work for the algorithm | Inside The Art World Episode 7

In this episode of Inside the Art World, Ade Sanusi sits down with Koby Martin for a conversation about faith, Ghana, painting, social media, legacy, relationships and what it really means to build a serious artistic practice.

Koby speaks about why he does not make work for the algorithm, why art is spiritual to him, and why artists need to build beyond visibility by nurturing real relationships, doing the groundwork offline and staying rooted in what they actually want to say.

The conversation also connects directly to Koby’s latest solo exhibition, Terroir, which is open this weekend at Sarabande Foundation by Lee Alexander McQueen.

Terroir explores the politics of land, inheritance and memory, looking at histories of ownership, produce and colonial exchange. In the episode, Koby speaks about Ghana, cocoa, land, colonial history, his mother, his grandmother, Street Fighter and how personal memory can live inside a body of work.

If you are in London this weekend, make sure you go and see the exhibition.

Solo Exhibition: Terroir
Artist: Koby Martin
Dates: 11th to 14th June
Location: Sarabande Foundation by Lee Alexander McQueen, 22 Hertford Road, London N1 5SH

RSVP here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/koby-martin-solo-show-terroir-tickets-1990168940876