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Jan 14, 2017 · John Akomfrah is a ground-breaking British artist and filmmaker of Ghanaian descent who brings to the fore questions of race and post-colonial identity in his installations and films. 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 ...
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.
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.
Jan 4, 2024 · The Venice Biennale-bound artist discusses his latest video work exploring the so-called Columbian exchange and tells us why his films owe a debt to cinema but are “rendered slightly strange ...
Apr 13, 2021 · Pictures and details of John Akomfrah: The Unintended Beauty of Disaster at Lisson Gallery, London, April 13 – July 10, 2021 – Contemporary art with installation views.
Apr 16, 2024 · The British artist and film-maker's Biennale exhibition will build on his past investigations of race, memory and identity.
John Akomfrah. Artist - Black Audio Film Collective cofounder representing the UK in the next Venice Biennale. 33 in 2023
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