Black Gold of the Sun: Searching for Home in England and Africa

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Summary:Leaving his home in London, Ekow Eshun sets out for Ghana, the home of his family, in search of his roots. Travelling from Accra to Cape Coast, to the Ashanti region and on into Ghana's far north, his journey intersects with other voyages - including those of his father. and mother and his grandparents. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 12cb403

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Ekow Eshun is a British-Ghanaian writer, editor, curator, broadcaster, and author of the memoir Black Gold of the Sun, which was nominated for the Orwell Prize for its exploration of race and identity. He writes for publications including the New York Times, Financial Times and Guardian, and has created documentaries for BBC4 and BBC Radio 4.

Eshun was the first Black editor of a major magazine in the UK and the first Black director of a major arts organisation. He has curated exhibitions internationally, including 2023's critically acclaimed, landmark project In the Black Fantastic at the Hayward Gallery and the British Film Institute, and The Time is Always Now, a major study of contemporary Black portraiture, at London's National Portrait Gallery (2024). He is currently Chairman of the Fourth Plinth committee, overseeing London's most significant public art programme, and Creative Director of the Calvert 22 Foundation.