Search results
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".
Akomfrah was a founding member of the influential Black Audio Film Collective, which started in London in 1982 alongside the artists David Lawson and Lina Gopaul, who he still collaborates with today.
Mar 20, 2012 · Akomfrah was born in Accra, the capital of Ghana, in 1957. His activist parents fled the West African country when he was just nine, shortly after political unrest meant their lives were...
When he was initially approached by 14-18 NOW, the UK arts programme for the first world war centenary which co-commissioned Mimesis: African Soldier with New Art Exchange, Nottingham and...
Jul 10, 2024 · Akomfrah was born in 1957 in Accra, Ghana, almost exactly two months to the day after it became the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to gain independence from a colonial power.
Apr 16, 2024 · Based in London since childhood, Akomfrah first gained recognition making experimental documentary films as part of the influential Black Audio Film Collective, which he co-founded in 1982; and...
People also ask
Who is Akomfrah and what did he do?
Where are Akomfrah's works found?
What is Akomfrah's 'mimesis'?
What was Akomfrah's first film?
What does Akomfrah do for a living?
What is Akomfrah's 'mimesis' video installation about?
When the museum was founded in 1917, it was originally intended it would be known as the National War Museum. But its name was changed to Imperial War Museum so 'India and the Dominions would feel that their part in the War would be permanently commemorated in the centre of the Empire'.
