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1. www.gettyimages.com › photos › john-akomfrah207 John Akomfrah Photos & High Res Pictures - Getty Images

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   Browse Getty Images' premium collection of high-quality, authentic John Akomfrah photos & royalty-free pictures, taken by professional Getty Images photographers. Available in multiple sizes and formats to fit your needs.

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_AkomfrahJohn Akomfrah - Wikipedia

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   Sir John Akomfrah CBE RA (born 4 May 1957 [1]) is a Ghanaian-born British artist, writer, film director, screenwriter, theorist and curator of Ghanaian descent, whose "commitment to a radicalism both of politics and of cinematic form finds expression in all his films". [2]

3. mackenzie.art › exhibition › john-akomfrah-the-lastJohn Akomfrah: The Last Angel of History - MacKenzie Art Gallery

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   Jan 14, 2017 · Presented to coincide with Black History Month in February 2017, his acclaimed film The Last Angel of History (1996) introduces audiences to the “data thief,” a mysterious figure who travels through space and time in search of a key to the future of black culture.

4. www.smithsonianmag.com › smithsonian-institutionArtist John Akomfrah Is Having a Moment | Smithsonian

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   Oct 24, 2023 · The 2017 video installation Purple, which the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden purchased in 2021, opened last November and continues to run for the rest of the year. And this month, his 2021...

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5. artreview.com › artist › john-akomfrahJohn Akomfrah - ArtReview

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

6. www.royalacademy.org.uk › name › john-akomfrah-raSir John Akomfrah | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts

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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.

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   Who is Akomfrah?

   • Courtesy Smoking Dogs Films and Lisson Gallery Akomfrah began this year with twin honours: a knighthood and selection as the UK’s representative artist at the next Venice Biennale.

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   Where can I find Akomfrah's works?

   • Akomfrah's works are included in the permanent collections of museums worldwide such as the Smithsonian 's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Pérez Art Museum Miami, the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, among many others. On 24 January 2023, it was announced that Akomfrah will represent the UK at the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024.

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   Is it a coincidence that Akomfrah was asked to do something?

   • “Nor is it a coincidence that when I was asked to do something I was like, ‘Yes!’” It was in 1982 that Akomfrah, who had moved to the United Kingdom with his family as a child, co-founded the Black Audio Film Collective. One of the collective’s significant early works was the single-channel piece Handsworth Songs, which Akomfrah directed.

   Artist John Akomfrah Is Having a Moment | At the Smithsonian

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   What does Akomfrah do for a living?

   • In May 2019, Akomfrah participated in the inaugural, critically acclaimed Ghana Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, with his latest work Four Nocturnes. In 2017 Akomfrah was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to art and film making in The Queen’s Birthday Honours.

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8. ocula.com › art-galleries › lisson-galleryJohn Akomfrah, 'The Unintended Beauty of Disaster' at Lisson ...

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   Apr 13, 2021 · Lisson Gallery is delighted to unveil a series of new and recent works by celebrated artist, filmmaker, lecturer and writer, John Akomfrah. The exhibition includes a new three-screen video installation alongside a series of new photo-text works.