Amoako Boafo - the Ghanaian artist who has exhibited in space
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The rags to riches story of Amoako Boafo, whose portraits of black subjects now command mega prices.

Amoako Boafo, who has become a superstar in the art world, has been back home in Ghana, where one of his self-portraits is being exhibited. He told journalist Stephen Smith that he never intended to be an artist.

For all Amoako Boafo's head-turning success, he is a reluctant interviewee. Not yet...

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