Ekow Eshun

Ekow Eshun

Artistic Director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London. Born in London in 1968, Ekow Eshun studied politics and history at the London School of Economics. At the age of 28 he became the youngest chief-in-editor ever for the men’s fashion magazine Arena . In 1999, he was chosen as “one of the most talented people in Britain under the age of 30 by The London Evening Standard , and since then he has made regular appearances in the major newspapers and magazines, TV and radio as a passionate advocate of contemporary arts. He was appointed Artistic Director of ICA in 2005, a post he continues to hold at present. He visited Japan in January 2007 on a study tour of Japanese contemporary art and culture hosted by the Japan Foundation.