Danny Glover Honors British Multimedia Artist John Akomfrah At The New Museum Spring Gala
Danny Glover was on hand to honor his dear friend John Akomfrah, a British artist and filmmaker whose show, “John Akomfrah: Signs of Empire,” was presented at the New Museum in 2018.New Museum’s Deputy Director Isolde Brielmaier opened the gala, which also included honorees Shelly Fox Aarons and Philip E. Aarons, two major benefactors who have supported the museum for 23 years. “When John Akomfrah and the Black Audio Film Collective [was included] in the 2002 dOCUMENTA 11 show, a new era of contemporary art and global artistic dialogue was launched,” said Glover.