Ibrahim Mahama, a Ghanaian artist whose work has appeared in an array of shows ranging from the Bienal de São Paulo to the Venice Biennale, was hospitalized after he was attacked on Saturday in Tamale, Ghana. Mahama alleged that his attackers were part of a special operations police unit known as the Black Maria. According to Mahama, officers with the unit made their way through a traffic jam and entered a bus that the artist was riding following a visit to a mosque. After a passenger questioned their actions, Mahama began recording the incident on his phone. “They broke into our bus, forced me to open my phone, and deleted the pictures,” Mahama told 3news.com. He has since called the beating that followed a “brutal assault.” Related Articles On Monday, Mahama led a press conference to say that he planned to take members of the Black Maria to court. “I don’t think I can even travel for the next month because the last few days I have not even eaten solid food because my lips …