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John Akomfrah

Ghanaian-born British artist, writer, film director, screenwriter, theorist and curator (born 1957)
Person human Q3809030

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
May 4, 1957
Place of birth
Accra
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[8]
Ethnic group
African Americans[9]
Occupation
screenwriter, film director, installation artist, film screenwriter, theorist, filmmaker, curator, director, artist[10][11][12][13]
Field of work
film direction, film screenwriting[14][15]
Educated at
University of Portsmouth, Goldsmiths, University of London[16][17]
Award received
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire[18][19]
Official website
www.smokingdogsfilms.com[24]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[26]
Artist files at
College for Creative Studies, National Gallery of Art Library
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Given name
John[23]
Has works in the collection
National Gallery of Canada, Tate, Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Hessel Museum of Art, Pérez Art Museum Miami, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, National Gallery of Art[29][30][31]
Member of
Black Audio Film Collective[20]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Black Lunch Table[28]
P14750
E051-C12E-A1DB-BBDE-2160
Participant in
Tabakalera[25]
Represented by
Lisson Gallery[27]
Residence
London[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sir John Akomfrah en John Akomfrah da Akomfrah, John de Akomfrah, John es Akomfrah, John fr Akomfrah, John id Akomfrah, John it Akomfrah, John ja ジョン・アコムフラウ ko 존 아캄프라 nl Akomfrah, John pt Akomfrah, John ro Akomfrah, John sv Akomfrah, John zh 约翰·阿科姆弗拉
🔖 Identifiers · 69
ISNI
0000000123848563
VIAF cluster ID
77145067101766630783
Library of Congress authority ID
no98126801
GND ID
1047832623
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
John Akomfrah interview, Artes Mundi 7,Cardiff, 20 October 2016.jpg ↗
AbART person ID
149394
AdoroCinema person ID
51419
African American Visual Artists Database ID
10907
Africultures person ID
8453
AllMovie person ID
p304419
AlloCiné person ID
51419
Artist-info artist ID
237795
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Artnet artist ID
john-akomfrah
Artsy artist ID
john-akomfrah
BIBSYS ID
14019983
Basis Wien person ID
60168
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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British Council artist ID
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CANTIC ID
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CINE21 person ID
73688
CiNii Research ID
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Companies House officer ID
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Critique d'art ID
33918
DDB person (GND) ID
1047832623
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1047832623
Elonet person ID
201098
FAST ID
426320
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_1047832623
Freebase ID
/m/03gv4pn
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
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IMDb ID
nm0015497
IdRef ID
204431085
Kinobox person ID
117421
Kinopoisk person ID
388801
Lex ID
John_Akomfrah
Libraries Australia ID
35401114
MovieMeter person ID
1037329
Munzinger person ID
00000033416
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
49571
MutualArt artist ID
CDA0053536ED18E9
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA19385862
NE.se ID
john-akomfrah
NL CR AUT ID
mzk20191057000
NLA Trove people ID
939652
NUKAT ID
n2020020464
National Gallery of Art artist ID
51843
National Gallery of Canada artist ID
john-akomfrah
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007371656305171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC2020N6540
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810628276505606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX4842209
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp161687
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
121683419
PORT person ID
158984
RERO ID (legacy)
A013973434
Related category
Category:Films directed by John Akomfrah
SBN author ID
PUVV429927
SFMOMA artist ID
John_Akomfrah
SNAC ARK ID
w6b70ksp
Sundance Institute Archive person ID
91531
Swedish Film Database person ID
293927
TMDB person ID
1037329
Tabakalera ID
119312
Tate artist ID
sir-john-akomfrah-cbe-9259
Union List of Artist Names ID
500469862
University of Barcelona authority ID
981059747424806706
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/cedd38b9-12c4-4168-a021-c8a3d8d7e8fe
ČSFD person ID
51549
🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 7
Museum of Modern Art, Tate, National Gallery of Canada, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Pérez Art Museum Miami, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
Occupation 6
film director, screenwriter, curator, filmmaker, installation artist, theorist
Award received 2
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Educated at 2
University of Portsmouth, Goldsmiths, University of London
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Ethnic group 1
African Americans
Field of work 1
film direction
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
Black Lunch Table
Participant in 1
Tabakalera
Place of birth 1
Accra
Residence 1
London
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

John Akomfrah was born on May 4, 1957[1], in Accra[2]. He has worked as a screenwriter[3], film director[4], installation artist[5], film screenwriter[6], and theorist[7].

FAQs

Where was John Akomfrah born?

John Akomfrah was born in Accra[2].

What did John Akomfrah do for work?

John Akomfrah worked as a screenwriter[3], film director[4], installation artist[5], film screenwriter[6], and theorist[7].

Where did John Akomfrah go to school?

John Akomfrah was educated at University of Portsmouth[16] and Goldsmiths, University of London[17].

What awards did John Akomfrah receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[18] and Commander of the Order of the British Empire[19].

Related Entities

Accra Goldsmiths, University of London Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden London Museum of Modern Art San Francisco Museum of Modern Art United Kingdom

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . art21.org. art21.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] ↑ . pamm.org. pamm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . museumsassociation.org. museumsassociation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [9] ↑ . African American Visual Artists Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . pamm.org. pamm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . tabakalera.eus. tabakalera.eus. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . lissongallery.com. Retrieved . lissongallery.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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