Tag: John Akomfrah

Olukemi Lijadu: Feedback

This utterly compelling two-channel video installation visually and aurally reflects the fractured history of the African diaspora
Steve McQueen: Sunshine State

For this new installation, commissioned by the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Steve McQueen merges his family’s history with footage from the first ‘talkie’ in Hollywood cinema
Denzil Forrester – interview: ‘I needed that dark space to bring out that energy… you have to give yourself over to it’

Studio International spoke with Forrester at the opening of Itchin & Scratchin, his first major solo institutional show, at Nottingham Contemporary
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye: The Hilton Als Series

In this gem of a show a handful of Yiadom-Boakye’s paintings and etchings beckon you into their space, captivating you with their imagery
John Akomfrah: Ballasts of Memory

Akomfrah’s skill as a film-maker and visual storyteller shines through in this compelling show
The Place Is Here

The 1980s were a fertile time for black British artists to interrogate their experience of racial division, economic inequality and civil unrest, and The Place is Here resonates powerfully with today’s cultural and political zeitgeist
John Akomfrah – interview: ‘The question of discourse is absolutely central’

The artist explains the inspirations for his new split-screen film, Auto da Fé, and talks about the importance of the Black Audio Film Collective, of which he was a founding member
The Liverpool Biennial 2012 – the UK Biennial of Contemporary Art

The Liverpool Biennial 2012 brings together dozens of different exhibitions comprising artworks by more than 240 artists. Launched in 1999 and now considered the largest Contemporary Visual Art Festival in the UK, the event that will run until 25 November…