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Watch: Young Reviewer on John Akomfrah's Purple
Our Young Reviewer Leon explores John Akomfrah's latest work, 'Purple', a six-channel video installation that combines archival footage with newly shot film.
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Barbican Meets: John Akomfrah
We meet British artist John Akomfrah to talk art, climate change and how he drew inspiration from his own life for his new commission in The Curve, Purple.