Ekow Eshun

Ekow Eshun OBE (born 27 May 1968) is a British writer, broadcaster, and curator. He was the first black editor of a major magazine in the UK (Arena Magazine in 1997) and was also the first black director of a major arts organisation, the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London. Described as a "cultural polymath" by The Guardian, he has authored books, presented TV and radio documentaries, curated exhibitions, and chaired lectures.

Eshun curated In the Black Fantastic at London's Hayward Gallery in July 2022, an exhibition of black artists exploring myth, science fiction and Afrofuturism. The show met with a positive reception, being called "Spectacular from first to last" by The Observer. The Evening Standard said: "There is "There is unlikely to be a better show this year." Eshun is Chairman of the Fourth Plinth Commissioning Group in Trafalgar Square.