John Akomfrah, The Hour Of The Dog (still), 2025. Six-channel color video, sound, 50:37 min. Baltimore Museum of Art: Commissioned by the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Menil Collection, Houston. © John Akomfrah, Courtesy Smoking Dogs Films and Lisson Gallery
John Akomfrah, The Hour Of The Dog (still), 2025. Six-channel color video, sound, 50:37 min. Baltimore Museum of Art: Commissioned by the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Menil Collection, Houston. © John Akomfrah, Courtesy Smoking Dogs Films and Lisson Gallery
"John Akomfrah: The Hour Of The Dog"
John Akomfrah, The Hour Of The Dog (still), 2025. Six-channel color video, sound, 50:37 min. Baltimore Museum of Art: Commissioned by the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Menil Collection, Houston. © John Akomfrah, Courtesy Smoking Dogs Films and Lisson Gallery
John Akomfrah, The Hour Of The Dog (still), 2025. Six-channel color video, sound, 50:37 min. Baltimore Museum of Art: Commissioned by the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Menil Collection, Houston. © John Akomfrah, Courtesy Smoking Dogs Films and Lisson Gallery
"John Akomfrah: The Hour Of The Dog" is an immersive, six-channel video installation by the British artist Sir John Akomfrah. The work, co-commissioned by the Menil Collection and the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA), explores the history of youth-led Civil Rights–era activism in the American South from 1954 to 1963, and how the participants fought for racial equity through nonviolent marches, protests, boycotts, and voter registration efforts.
Runtime: 51 minutes. "The Hour Of The Dog" begins every hour on the hour. The final screening each day starts one hour before closing.
