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Lisson Gallery to Present US Premiere of John Akomfrah’s 'Listening All Night To The Rain'
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Lisson Gallery to Present US Premiere of John Akomfrah’s 'Listening All Night To The Rain'

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Friday, March 27, 2026 · 1 min read
Exhibition Lisson Gallery

Lisson Gallery will host the US premiere of Sir John Akomfrah’s multi-channel installation 'Listening All Night To The Rain' starting March 4, 2026, in New York. The exhibition features a focused iteration of the eight-canto work originally commissioned for the British Pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale. The presentation debuts the central film 'Canto VI' (2024), which utilizes a modular cinematic structure to explore colonial archives, diasporic memory, and climate history.

  • Artists: John Akomfrah
  • People: Sabo Kpade, Ezra Pound, Dante Alighieri
  • Galleries: Lisson Gallery
  • Museums: British Pavilion
  • Locations: New York, Venice
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