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2. www.youtube.com › watchJohn Akomfrah in "London" - Season 10 - "Art in the ... - YouTube

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   Watch now on PBS and the PBS Video app: https://www.pbs.org/video/london-8x7jrh/ Since the early 1980s, the groundbreaking filmmaker John Akomfrah has created enormous,...

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   Aug 7, 2019 · Ghana-born British artist John Akomfrah sits down with SFMOMA Curator of Media Arts Rudolf Frieling to discuss the intersections of race, history, and the ev...

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   Jul 2, 2015 · John Akomfrah talks about his practice as a filmmaker, how he navigates between the gallery and cinema, what compelled him to make his 2015 work Vertigo Sea, and the influence of Andrei...

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   Oct 24, 2023 · Our daily immersion in a bombardment of images, in repeated patterns, at a fraught moment in contemporary history, makes the multichannel work of the artist John Akomfrah both familiar and...

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   Who is John Akomfrah?

   • Photography by Jack Hems. Our daily immersion in a bombardment of images, in repeated patterns, at a fraught moment in contemporary history, makes the multichannel work of the artist John Akomfrah both familiar and especially compelling. And the Ghanaian-born, London-based filmmaker is getting noticed for it.

   Artist John Akomfrah Is Having a Moment | At the Smithsonian

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   Who is Akomfrah and what kind of work does he do?

   • John Akomfrah is a Ghanaian-born artist known for his art films and multiscreen video installations. He is recognized for exploring issues such as racial injustice, diasporic identities, migration, and climate breakdown. Next year, his work will fill the British pavilion at Venice from April until November.

   John Akomfrah to represent Britain at Venice Biennale

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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.

   Sir John Akomfrah | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts

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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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   When does John Akomfrah 5 Murmurations open?

   • “John Akomfrah: Purple” continues at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C. through January 7, 2024. “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.

   Artist John Akomfrah Is Having a Moment | At the Smithsonian

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   What was Akomfrah's first film?

   • Their first film, Handsworth Songs (1986) explored the events surrounding the 1985 riots in Birmingham and London through a combination of archive footage, still photos and newsreel. The film won several international prizes and established a multi-layered visual style that has become a recognisable motif of Akomfrah’s practice.

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9. 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.