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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.
- John Akomfrah's Artworks
All of the artworks we have on display by John Akomfrah....
- John Akomfrah's Artworks
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.
Apr 13, 2021 · In the front gallery of 67 Lisson Street, Akomfrah presents a series of new photo-texts, exploring colour, race and our obsession with ‘The Great Chain of Being’, following on from the artist’s recent edition, Our Skin Is a Monument I (2020), created in support of the Frieze Emerging Curators Fellowship for UK-based Black and POC emerging ...
Jun 17, 2021 · With Lincoln subdued and elegiac, a different kind of portrait appears: the Maryland mural of Breonna Taylor, the woman killed by police in March 2020. A stomach-punch moment in a brilliant ...
Sep 9, 2021 · Recent tragic incidences and victims of 2020, including Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and 13-year-old Adam Toledo from Chicago, find their moments in Akomfrah’s portal, echoed through imagery of tragedies in art history, such as Andrea Mantegne's Lamentation of Christ (1480).
Sir 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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Oct 24, 2023 · “John Akomfrah: Five Murmurations” opened October 14 at the National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C. Its closing date hasn’t been determined.
