artist / curator

John Akomfrah

short biography

John Akomfrah (b. 1957, Accra, Ghana) is an artist, filmmaker, theorist, and curator, based in London. He co-founded the Black Audio Film Collective.

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collection/s

British Council Visual Arts, London

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galleries

Carroll / Fletcher, London Lisson Gallery, London Lisson Gallery, Milan Lisson Gallery, New York

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group exhibition

The Art of Dissonance

12. Sep 2017 12. Nov 2017

SEMA Seoul Museum of Art

exhibition page

28. Apr 20. Aug
The Restless Earth (La Terra Inquieta) Triennale di Milano
30. Mar 03. Jun
The White Hunter/Il Cacciatore Bianco. African Memories and Representations FM Centre for Contemporary Art, Milan °
24. Feb 27. Aug
John Akomfrah: Tropikos Perez Art Museum Miami °
04. Feb 30. Apr
The Place Is Here Nottingham Contemporary °

23. Dec 23. Dec
Public View Bluecoat Liverpool
21. Oct 26. Feb 2017
Artes Mundi 7 National Museum Cardiff
10. Sep 05. Feb 2017
Taipei Biennial 2016 Taipei Biennial
16. Apr 25. Sep
The 1980s. Today's Beginnings? Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven
22. Jan 12. Mar
John Akomfrah Lisson Gallery, London

25. Oct 17. Jan 2016
John Akomfrah - Vertigo Sea BildMuseet, Umea °
09. Oct 10. Jan 2016
British Art Show 8 Hayward Gallery, London
09. May 22. Nov
56. Venice Biennale 2015 - International Pavilion "All the World’s Futures" Venice Biennale
10. Feb 26. Apr
HISTORY IS NOW: 7 ARTISTS TAKE ON BRITAIN Hayward Gallery, London

11. Apr 10. Aug
Take Liberty! The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo °

12. Mar 13. May
Sharjah Biennial 11 Biennale Sharjah °

15. Sep 25. Nov
Liverpool Biennial 2012 Liverpool Biennial °

25. Oct 09. Nov
Between the Images IASPIS, Stockholm