Zak Ové (b. 1966, London) is a British-Caribbean multi-disciplinary artist working in sculpture, film, and photography. His practice explores the narratives of the African diaspora across the Caribbean, Britain, and beyond, with a focus on masquerade as both performance and a tool of cultural resistance. Through monumental sculpture and immersive installation, Ové reinterprets historical and mythological legacies to offer new perspectives on identity, heritage, and belonging.
Ové’s work bridges ancestral traditions with contemporary and speculative futures, fusing Pan-African symbolism and Caribbean folklore with Afrofuturist ideals. His practice embraces a diasporic understanding of time as cyclical, connecting past, present, and future in ways that celebrate the resilience and adaptability of cultural memory.
His large-scale public sculptures have been presented internationally, most recently The Mothership Connection (2025), a landmark public installation in New York’s Meatpacking District, presented with NALA Projects, and Black Starliner (2025), commissioned as the first public sculpture for the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Other solo presentations include The Mothership Connection (2023, Frieze Sculpture, London), Autonomous Morris (2021, Design Museum, London), and The Evidence of Things Not Seen (2022).
Significant public commissions include Jumbie Jubilation (2024, Ruby Hotel façade, Notting Hill Gate, London) and Moko Jumbie (2015, British Museum, London). His work is represented in prominent collections including the Brooklyn Museum, the Art Gallery of Ontario, and the Museum of London Docklands.
In 2019, Ové curated Get Up, Stand Up Now (Somerset House, London), a landmark exhibition tracing the generational impact of Black creativity. Bringing together historical and contemporary works, the exhibition highlighted the contributions of Black artists and storytellers to British and global culture, and was widely acclaimed for its powerful narrative linking past and present.
By blending ancestral wisdom with Afrofuturist vision, Ové creates works that serve as portals between histories and futures, reimagining cultural narratives and inspiring new generations.
Zak Ové (b. 1966, London) is a British-Caribbean multi-disciplinary artist working in sculpture, film, and photography. His practice explores the narratives of the African diaspora across the Caribbean, Britain, and beyond, with a focus on masquerade as both performance and a tool of cultural resistance. Through monumental sculpture and immersive installation, Ové reinterprets historical and mythological legacies to offer new perspectives on identity, heritage, and belonging.
Ové’s work bridges ancestral traditions with contemporary and speculative futures, fusing Pan-African symbolism and Caribbean folklore with Afrofuturist ideals. His practice embraces a diasporic understanding of time as cyclical, connecting past, present, and future in ways that celebrate the resilience and adaptability of cultural memory.
His large-scale public sculptures have been presented internationally, most recently The Mothership Connection (2025), a landmark public installation in New York’s Meatpacking District, presented with NALA Projects, and Black Starliner (2025), commissioned as the first public sculpture for the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Other solo presentations include The Mothership Connection (2023, Frieze Sculpture, London), Autonomous Morris (2021, Design Museum, London), and The Evidence of Things Not Seen (2022).
Significant public commissions include Jumbie Jubilation (2024, Ruby Hotel façade, Notting Hill Gate, London) and Moko Jumbie (2015, British Museum, London). His work is represented in prominent collections including the Brooklyn Museum, the Art Gallery of Ontario, and the Museum of London Docklands.
In 2019, Ové curated Get Up, Stand Up Now (Somerset House, London), a landmark exhibition tracing the generational impact of Black creativity. Bringing together historical and contemporary works, the exhibition highlighted the contributions of Black artists and storytellers to British and global culture, and was widely acclaimed for its powerful narrative linking past and present.
By blending ancestral wisdom with Afrofuturist vision, Ové creates works that serve as portals between histories and futures, reimagining cultural narratives and inspiring new generations.