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   John Akomfrah, one of today’s most widely celebrated filmmakers, has been chosen to represent Great Britain at the next Venice Biennale, which will open in April 2024.

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   John Akomfrah is a widely respected artist + filmmaker, whose works are characterised by their investigations in memory & post colonialism & the exploration of migrant diasporas globally. Join us to...

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   #GoodToKnow John Akomfrah in "London" In this latest episode of @art21 "Art in the Twenty-First Century," artist #johnakomfrah highlights some recent...

4. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk › culture › 67230Multiple lives, one John Akomfrah - Prospect

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   Jul 10, 2024 · Multiple lives, one John Akomfrah. For 40 years, the artist has used film to wrestle with questions of identity and coexistence. Now, fresh from Venice, he looks back on it all. By David McAllister. July 10, 2024.

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   John Akomfrah. Artist - Black Audio Film Collective cofounder representing the UK in the next Venice Biennale. 33 in 2023

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   John Akomfrah is a hugely respected artist and filmmaker, whose works are characterised by their investigations into memory, post-colonialism, temporality and aesthetics and often explore the experiences of migrant diasporas globally.

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   Who is John Akomfrah?

   • Installation views of John Akomfrah: 'Listening All Night to the Rain', commissioned by the British Council for the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, 2024. John Akomfrah is a hugely respected artist and filmmaker, whose works are characterised by their investigations into memory, post-colonialism, temporality ...

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   What is Akomfrah doing in 2017?

   • In 2017, Akomfrah presented Purple (2017), which addresses climate change, human communities and wilderness; and Precarity (2017), following the life of forgotten New Orleans jazz trumpeter Charles ‘Buddy’ Bolden.

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   What is Akomfrah's work about?

   • Fusing archival material, readings from classical sources and newly shot footage, Akomfrah’s piece focuses on the disorder and cruelty of the whaling industry and juxtaposes it with scenes of many generations of migrants making epic crossings of the ocean for a better life.

   Sir John Akomfrah | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts

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   Who is Ashitey Akomfrah?

   • Akomfrah was a founding member of the influential Black Audio Film Collective, which started in London in 1982 alongside artists David Lawson and Lina Gopaul, who he still collaborates with today alongside Ashitey Akomfrah as Smoking Dogs Films.

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   What did Akomfrah do during World War One?

   • In 2018, Akomfrah participated in the UK wide World War One arts programme 14-18 Now, with his multiscreen installation Mimesis: African Soldier (2018), which commemorated African and colonial participants who fought, served and perished during The Great War.

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   What was Akomfrah's first film?

   • Their first film, Handsworth Songs (1986) explored the events surrounding the 1985 riots in Birmingham and London through a combination of archive footage, still photos and newsreel. The film won several international prizes and established a multi-layered visual style that has become a recognisable motif of Akomfrah’s practice.

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   John Akomfrah is a widely respected artist and filmmaker, whose works are characterised by their investigations into memory, postcolonialism, temporality and aesthetics and often explores the experiences of migrant diasporas globally.