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John Akomfrah. 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". [2]
Jul 10, 2024 · In the conceptual framework devised by the late cultural theorist Stuart Hall in a 2004 lecture, Akomfrah—who frequently cites Hall as a major influence, having made two films about him and his ideas—would sit within the second of three “moments” of postwar black diasporic art.
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 is no stranger to the Venice Biennale, but this year’s appearance – his third in just under a decade – feels different, he tells me: weightier, with more pressure and expectation. Now tasked with representing the UK, he admits that it ‘feels more urgent and demanding’.
John Akomfrah CBE is a Ghana-born pioneering filmmaker and artist based in London. He is internationally known for his collaboratively produced films and multi-screen video installations exploring memory, temporality, colonialism and post-colonialism, and experiences of global diaspora.
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The filmmaker John Akomfrah, son of exiled Ghanaian radicals, was their charismatic spokesman, but each had their own interests—anti-colonial politics, sociology, psychoanalysis, post-punk music. What united them was a desire to make work rooted in British, rather than black American, aesthetics.
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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...
