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Ekow Eshun, Artistic Director of the ICA

Ekow Eshun

Ekow Eshun is Artistic Director of the ICA, author and award-winning broadcaster. He appears regularly on BBC Two's Newsnight Review and has written for publications including The Guardian, The Observer and The New Statesman.

Eshun is the former editor of Arena magazine and a Governor of the University of the Arts, London. His first book Black Gold of the Sun: Searching for Home in England and Africa (Penguin) was nominated for the Orwell Prize for political writing in 2006.

1. Richard BillinghamRay's A Laugh (1994 - Book)

PhotographyImages shot in Birmingham

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2. James TurrellLight Installation (2003)

InstallationYorkshire Sculpture Park

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3. James TurrellDeer Shelter (2006)

InstallationYorkshire Sculpture Park

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4. Dan HoldsworthHyberborea (2006)

PhotographyNational Maritime Museum

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5. Kara Walker8 Possible Beginnings or: The Creation of an African-America, Parts 1-8, A Moving Picture (2006)

InstallationDe La Warr Pavillion Bexhill-on-Sea (temporary)

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Turner's in the UK

Moonlight, with Ruin and Trees (1795-7)

Chalk, gouache and watercolour on paper28 x 33 cmTate Britain

Workmen Lunching in a Gravel Pit (circa 1797)

Pencil and watercolour on paper43.4 x 37.3 cmTate Britain

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Gravel Pit on Shotover Hill, near Oxford

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

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Ships in a breeze (1808)

Print20.9 x 29.2 cmManchester Art Gallery

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Harbour View (1826)

13.9 x 18.9 cmNational Gallery of Scotland

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1. Richard Billingham
Ray's A Laugh (1994 - Book)

Photography
Images shot in Birmingham

2. James Turrell
Light Installation (2003)

Installation
Yorkshire Sculpture Park

3. James Turrell
Deer Shelter (2006)

Installation
Yorkshire Sculpture Park

4. Dan Holdsworth
Hyberborea (2006)

Photography
National Maritime Museum

5. Kara Walker
8 Possible Beginnings or: The Creation of an African-America, Parts 1-8, A Moving Picture (2006)

Installation
De La Warr Pavillion Bexhill-on-Sea (temporary)

Chalk, gouache and watercolour on paper
28 x 33 cm
Tate Britain

Pencil and watercolour on paper
43.4 x 37.3 cm
Tate Britain

Print
20.9 x 29.2 cm
Manchester Art Gallery

13.9 x 18.9 cm
National Gallery of Scotland