John Akomfrah

13 Podcast Episodes

Ep 4: John Akomfrah — Memory and Terrain

Ep 4: John Akomfrah — Memory and Terrain

How is the social sphere linked to the ecological? What are the ways in which radical politics can be expressed in cinem... Read more

18 Apr 2023

31mins

Artist John Akomfrah, Oscar Nominations, Arts Council England responds

Artist John Akomfrah, Oscar Nominations, Arts Council England responds

John Akomfrah was announced today as the artist chosen to represent the UK at the next Venice Biennale - the world's big... Read more

24 Jan 2023

42mins

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A brush with... John Akomfrah

A brush with... John Akomfrah

Ben Luke talks to John Akomfrah about his influences—including writers, musicians, film-makers and, of course, other art... Read more

4 Oct 2022

1hr 13mins

More Than Human: Anicka Yi & John Akomfrah

More Than Human: Anicka Yi & John Akomfrah

Artist Anicka Li expands the boundaries of art with work that explores biology, technology, and the merging of the two. ... Read more

10 Jun 2022

38mins

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Celebrating Amazon Rainforest Day on September 5th, Climate Change Artist John Akomfrah, Turning Waste Heat Into Clean Energy, Meet Solum, Paving Spain's Streets with Solar Panels!

Celebrating Amazon Rainforest Day on September 5th, Climate Change Artist John Akomfrah, Turning Waste Heat Into Clean Energy, Meet Solum, Paving Spain's Streets with Solar Panels!

Celebrating Amazon Rainforest Day on September 5th, plus climate change Artist, John Akomfrah. Turning waste heat into c... Read more

3 Sep 2021

8mins

African Soldier: After Nyne Meets John Akomfrah

African Soldier: After Nyne Meets John Akomfrah

The Art Lover's Podcast powered by Olympus. This week, Claire Meadows visits John Akomfrah's studio to talk about his la... Read more

10 Sep 2018

25mins

Episode 37: Art and football plus John Akomfrah interview

Episode 37: Art and football plus John Akomfrah interview

With the World Cup in full swing, we look at a London show exploring football as a cultural phenomenon with its co-curat... Read more

22 Jun 2018

37mins

Tio minuter med John Akomfrah

Tio minuter med John Akomfrah

Den brittiske konstnären John Akomfrah fick nyligen årets Artes Mundi-pris på 40 000 pund. Hans suggestiva verk Vertigo ... Read more

11 Mar 2017

9mins

John Akomfrah in conversation with Kodwo Eshun and Mark Fisher (Frieze Talks London 2013)

John Akomfrah in conversation with Kodwo Eshun and Mark Fisher (Frieze Talks London 2013)

John Akomfrah (artist, film director and screenwriter, London); Kodwo Eshun (artist, writer and co-founder, The Otolith ... Read more

19 May 2016

54mins

John Akomfrah: The sea is both terror and beauty

John Akomfrah: The sea is both terror and beauty

"Vertigo Sea started really as an attempt to think about what is happening in the Mediterranean at the moment." – I want... Read more

16 Dec 2015

40mins

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