may 02, 2023 - Victoria Miro Gallery
Private view tonight | Isaac Julien at Victoria Miro
Once Again… (Statues Never Die) – Photographs
2 May - 4 June 2023
Victoria Miro Gallery II
Isaac Julien’s latest work Once Again… (Statues Never Die) is the focus of this exhibition of newly conceived photographic works.
#isaacjulien, focusing on his latest work, Once Again… (Statues Never Die). (Link goes to a different website and opens in a new window)." rel="noopener" data-mce-href="https://online.victoria-miro.com/isaac-julien-london-2023/">Victoria Miro is delighted to present an exhibition of newly conceived photographic works by #isaacjulien, focusing on his latest work, Once Again… (Statues Never Die).
Once Again… (Statues Never Die) is an immersive five-screen installation by artist and filmmaker Sir #isaacjulien. Commissioned by the Barnes Foundation in celebration of its centenary, the work explores the relationship between Dr. Albert C. Barnes, who was an early US collector and exhibitor of African material culture, and the famed philosopher and cultural critic Alain Locke, known as the ‘Father of the Harlem Renaissance’.
Once Again… (Statues Never Die) examines the significant and often neglected place of African objects in numerous collections of western art museums. Utilising poetic reparation and historical archives – drawing on Julien’s extensive research in the archives of the Barnes Foundation – the film explores the impact of Locke’s political philosophy and cultural organising activities on Dr. Barnes’s pioneering art collecting and his democratic, inclusive educational enterprise.
Once Again… (Statues Never Die) stars actor André Holland (Moonlight and Passing) as Alain Locke, Danny Huston (Succession and Marlowe) as Dr. Barnes, rising star Devon Terrell as sculptor Richmond Barthé, and Sharlene Whyte (Small Axe and Lessons of the Hour) as the curator. It also features a special appearance by singer and songwriter Alice Smith.
Aspects of the film are expanded upon in Julien’s new series of photographic works on view at Victoria Miro.
On view at Tate Britain
Celebrated for his compelling lyrical films and his video art installations, Isaac Julien is one of the leading artists working in film and video today.
This ambitious solo exhibition reveals the scope of Julien’s pioneering work in film and installation from the early 1980s through to the present day. The exhibition highlights Julien's critical thinking and the way his work breaks down barriers between different artistic disciplines, drawing from film, dance, photography, music, theatre, painting and sculpture by utilising the themes of desire, history and culture.
The exhibition will present works from early films to large-scale, multi-screen installations which investigate the movement of peoples across different continents, times and spaces. Isaac Julien’s work across forty years will be presented for the first time in the UK.
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