John Akomfrah's immersive installation 'Purple' heads to Madrid
14 February 2018
Award-winning British artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah explores climate change, rising sea levels and extreme weather events in his most ambitious project to date. Purple is an immersive video-installation with six large screens, which intersperses archive sequences with recent images of Akomfrah's trips in the expeditions organised by TBA21-Academy, an institution that promotes the defence of ocean conservation through interdisciplinary programs and of artistic production.The exhibition, curated by TBA21 Academy, is part of the 25th anniversary events of the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum and is the first collaboration between the museum and Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary (TBA21), a contemporary art foundation created by Francesca von Habsburg, daughter of Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen Bornemisza.
The exhibition is organised by the Barbican, London, and co-organised by Bildmuseet Umeå, Sweden, TBA21-Academy, The Institute of Contemporary Art / Boston, Museu Coleção Berardo, Lisbon, and Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum, Madrid.
