Ekow Eshun

Artistic Director

ICA

Following his role as Assistant Editor of The Face magazine, Ekow Eshun was appointed Editor in Chief of Arena at the age of 28 – the youngest ever editor of a men’s magazine. In 1999, he was named by The London Evening Standard as one of Britain’s most talented people under the age of 30.

Ekow makes regular appearances on BBC’s Newsnight Review, and writes for publications that include The Guardian, The Sunday Times and The New Statesman. He has written and presented several documentaries on TV and radio including Living on the Line (2000), for which he was awarded the Christian Aid Lifestyle Award at The One World Broadcasting Trust Media Awards.

Ekow is a former board member of Tate Members and the ICA, and has been a governor of the University of Arts, London, since 2001.

His first book was published by Penguin in June, 2005.