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John Akomfrah

The artist John Akomfrah appears in the recent coverage of Menil Collection Presents John Akomfrah’s ‘The Hour Of The Dog’ in Houston in Houston, and often referenced in articles from United States. Akomfrah is primarily associated with Contemporary Art.

Artwork associated with John Akomfrah Image: John Akomfrah, The Hour Of The Dog (still), 2025. Six-channel color video, sound, 50:37 min. Baltimore Museum of Art: Commissioned by the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Menil Collection, Houston. © John Akomfrah, Courtesy Smoking Dogs Films and Lisson Gallery
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Menil Collection Presents John Akomfrah’s ‘The Hour Of The Dog’ in Houston Image: John Akomfrah, The Hour Of The Dog (still), 2025. Six-channel color video, sound, 50:37 min. Baltimore Museum of Art: Commissioned by the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Menil Collection, Houston. © John Akomfrah, Courtesy Smoking Dogs Films and Lisson Gallery
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Menil Collection Presents John Akomfrah’s ‘The Hour Of The Dog’ in Houston

The Menil Collection in Houston is presenting ‘John Akomfrah: The Hour Of The Dog,’ an immersive six-channel video installation examining youth-led Civil Rights–era activism in the American South.

Read full story Houston · 2 Sept 2026 [REPORT]

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