Venice Biennale Special: John Akomfrah
Dale Berning Sawa reviews John Akomfrah's British Council commission 'Listening All Night To The Rain'
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Even before I knew anything of John Akomfrah's British Council commission at the 2024 Venice Biennale, I loved it for its title: Listening All Night To The Rain. When I was born, my parents were renting a flat…
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