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1. mackenzie.art › exhibition › john-akomfrah-the-lastJohn Akomfrah: The Last Angel of History - MacKenzie Art Gallery

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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 ...

2. 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.

3. whitewall.art › art › cantos-of-time-sir-johnSir John Akomfrah at the Venice Biennale | Whitewall

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   Oct 7, 2024 · The British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale radiates with Sir John Akomfrah's monumental installation "Listening All Night to the Rain." Inspired by the poetic methods of Su Dongpo and the historical introspections of Ezra Pound, Akomfrah creates a landscape of song-like movements that invite contemplation and active listening as forms of ...

4. tique.art › features › john-akomfrahArtist Feature: John Akomfrah * Tique | publication on ...

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   Born the son of Ghanaian political activists, artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah unapologetically tackles thorny debates around post-colonialism, diasporic memory and black identity in his praised and prized video works.

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5. www.theartnewspaper.com › 2024/04/16 › john-akomfrahJohn Akomfrah: ‘What are the histories, the questions, the ...

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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...

6. www.artfortomorrow.org › john-akomfrahJohn Akomfrah - Art For Tomorrow

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   Sir John Akomfrah is a hugely respected artist and filmmaker, whose works are characterised by their investigations into memory, post-Colonialism, temporality and aesthetics, and often explore the experiences of migrant diasporas globally.

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   Who is John Akomfrah?

   • 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.

   Sir John Akomfrah | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts

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   What is Akomfrah's work about?

   • Fusing archival material, readings from classical sources and newly shot footage, Akomfrah’s piece focuses on the disorder and cruelty of the whaling industry and juxtaposes it with scenes of many generations of migrants making epic crossings of the ocean for a better life.

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   Is the world going to Hell in multiple handcarts raising Akomfrah's powers?

   • What visitors to his first overview show in Germany, at Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, as well as his UK premiere of multiscreen film Arcadia (2023) at The Box, Plymouth, and the British Pavilion next year will discern is that the world going to hell in multiple handcarts is raising Akomfrah to the peak of his powers.

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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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   What is Akomfrah's 'mimesis' video installation about?

   • The six-channel video installation addresses climate change, human communities and the wilderness. More recently, Akomfrah debuted his work Mimesis: African Soldier (2018) at the Imperial War Museum in London, commissioned by 1418 Now.

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   What is Akomfrah's 'mimesis'?

   • More recently, Akomfrah debuted his work Mimesis: African Soldier (2018) at the Imperial War Museum in London, commissioned by 1418 Now. The piece explores the often overlooked role of hundreds of thousands of soldiers from across continental Africa in the First World War and features rarely seen archive material.

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8. artreview.com › artist › john-akomfrahJohn Akomfrah - ArtReview

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   Both plaudits underscored his achievements in moving image over the last four decades, since cofounding the Black Audio Film Collective in 1982 and directing the landmark Handsworth Songs (1986), a searing filmic collage that foreshadowed his career-long exploration of Black identity, postcolonialism and diasporic experience.