John Akomfrah RA To Represent GB At 60th Venice Biennale
The artist and filmmaker Sir John Akomfrah RA will is to represent Great Britain at the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia in 2024
24 January 2023
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Diversity Empowers Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2017
The Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2017 has shown flair and diversity in its choice of visual art related honours.
17 June 2017
John Akomfrah Wins £40k Artes Mundi 7 Art Prize In Cardiff
The UK artist John Akomfrah OBE has won the Artes Mundi 7 art prize. He was chosen from a shortlist of six international contemporary artists.
27 January 2017
The Best Exhibitions Of 2016 – Chosen By Paul Black
Paul Black chooses his best exhibitions of 2016 and delves deeper than the blockbusters and often further afield from London.
20 December 2016
Artes Mundi 7 Shortlist Prize Dates And Exhibition Announced
On October 21st the Artes Mundi 7 Exhibition and Prize in Cardiff opened its doors to the British public, presenting a major exhibition… Read More
31 October 2016
JMW Turner And John Akomfrah: Ocean Drama At Turner Contemporary
Turner Contemporary is presenting the exhibition ‘JMW Turner: Adventures in Colour’; and in association with the great British painter’s reflections on light, colour, and the sea, contemporary British artist John Akomfrah OBE presents his installation: the video triptych ‘Vertigo Sea’.
12 October 2016