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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".
Nov 9, 2023 · The artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah has vivid memories of the coup that ousted Kwame Nkrumah in Ghana in 1966, when he was eight.
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Jul 10, 2024 · Early on in their friendship, Akomfrah told Jafa a story—now much mythologised—about his grandfather, a spiritual figure of sorts in Akomfrah’s family. He owned a ring that had been passed down from generation to generation, for hundreds of years.
Our conversation often broaches Akomfrah’s feelings of disenchantment following the UK’s decision to leave the European Union in 2016. This coexists with what he describes to me as a ‘deep, abiding love’ for the country he saw as a place of refuge when he moved to London as a child in 1966.
Nov 6, 2023 · How John Akomfrah’s Videos Tell a Story of Migration and Belonging. The acclaimed filmmaker, who will represent the United Kingdom in the 2024 Venice Biennale, speaks about the restless ghosts of Ghana’s history. John Akomfrah, London, 2023. Photograph by Liz Johnson Artur for Aperture.
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 ...
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Apr 16, 2024 · Venice Biennale 2024 British pavilion John Akomfrah. The British artist and film-maker's Biennale exhibition will build on his past investigations of race, memory and identity.
