Sam Hopkins (artist)

Sam Hopkins
Born1979
Rome
NationalityKenyan
OccupationArtist Researcher

Sam Hopkins (born 1979 in Rome) is an artist whose work is rooted in Kenya.[1] His practice is characterised by modes of working together, such as collaboration, participation and co-production. Hopkins’ artworks, which tend to be project-based and involve people as the medium and the material of the work, can be described as Social Practice.[2] In 2014, he was named one of the leading 100 Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy Magazine.[3]

  1. ^ "This Exhibit Will Permanently Redefine Your Idea of Art From Africa". Bedford + Bowery. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. ^ Bajorek, Jennifer (1 June 2016). "Beyond the "NGO Aesthetic"". Social Text. 34 (2 (127)): 89–107. doi:10.1215/01642472-3467990. ISSN 0164-2472.
  3. ^ Staff, F. P. "The Exchange: Sam Hopkins and Michela Wrong on Africa's New Missionaries". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 6 May 2020.