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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".
Jan 4, 2024 · In the run-up to this year’s Biennale, Akomfrah has released a new work, Arcadia (2023), exhibited first at the Sharjah Biennial and now in an edited form at The Box in Plymouth, UK. The film ...
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.
John Akomfrah. Artist - Black Audio Film Collective cofounder representing the UK in the next Venice Biennale. 33 in 2023
Apr 16, 2024 · John Akomfrah is known for his dramatic, richly layered multiscreen video installations that use archive material and newly shot footage to challenge the conventions of film-making, and explore...
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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Sep 1, 2021 · John Akomfrah’s films have shaken up official narratives around Black identity and imperialism. His latest tries to make sense of life in the pandemic.
