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Isaac Julien : what freedom is to me / edited by Isabella Maidment ; consultant editor Vladimir Seput ; with contributions by Caleb Azumah Nelson [and 13 others].
Fine Arts Library N6797.J95 A4 2023
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Julien, Isaac--Criticism and interpretation.
- Julien, Isaac.
- Julien, Isaac--Exhibitions.
- Video art--Exhibitions.
- Video art.
- Motion picture producers and directors--Great Britain--21st century--Exhibitions.
- Motion picture producers and directors.
- Genre:
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 207 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
- Other Title:
- What freedom is to me
- Place of Publication:
- London : Tate Publishing, 2023.
- Summary:
- Celebrated for his compelling lyrical films and video art installations, Isaac Julien is one of the leading artists working today. This landmark book reveals the scope of Julien's pioneering practice of over forty years, from the early 1980s to the present day, showcasing works from early films to large-scale, multi-screen installations which investigate the movement of peoples across different continents, times and spaces. It includes some of his early projects as part of Sankofa Film and Video Collective (1983-92); his critically acclaimed ten-screen film installation, Lessons of the Hour 2019, a portrait of the life and times of Frederick Douglass, the visionary African American orator, philosopher and self-liberated freedom-fighter; and Once Again (Statues Never Die) 2022. The wide range of writers and collaborators who have contributed to this book highlight 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 using the themes of desire, history and culture. Featuring strikingly beautiful reproductions of these extraordinarily powerful works, this publication enriches our understanding and appreciation of a remarkable artist.
- Contents:
- Supporter's Foreword
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Isabella Maidment: Mythical Diasporic Dream Space: Isaac Julien's Interdisciplinary Imaginary
- Once Again ... (Statues Never Die) 2022
- Wole Soyinka: Do Statues Die?
- Celeste-Marie Bernier in Conversation with Isaac Julien: 'I'll tell you what Freedom is to me. No Fear.'
- Lessons of the Hour 2019
- Lina Bo Bardi - A Marvellous Entanglement 2019
- Luigia Lonardelli: Isaac Julien: Conductor Without a Score
- Irit Rogoff: Genealogy and Futurity
- Mark Nash and Adam Finch: The Space Between
- Ten Thousand Waves 2010
- Western Union Small Boats 2007
- Vagabondia 2000
- Nathan Ladd: Museum Dreams: Transgression and (Re)-Imagination in Vagabondia
- Nina Kellgren and Bradford Young in Conversation
- Jack Halberstam: Looking for Langston - Fleeing History
- Caleb Azumah Nelson: The Work of Memory, an Act of Love
- Looking for Langston 1989
- This Is Not An AIDS Advertisement 1987
- Territories 1984
- Who Killed Colin Roach? 1983
- Lost Boundaries 1986
- Maria Balshaw: Lessons in Looking
- Biographical Note and Bibliography
- Exhibited Works
- Credits
- Index
- Notes:
- Published on the occasion of the exhibition 'Isaac Julien: What Freedom Is To Me', held at Tate Britain, London, 26 April - 20 August 2023, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf, 23 September 2023 - 14 January 2024 and Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht 4 February - 9 June 2024.
- Augmented Reality App--"The Isaac Julien App is an extension of this publication, which brings the video stills in this book to life. 1. Search for Isaac Julien App in the App Store or Play Store and install the app on your smartphone or tablet. 2. Open the app and hold your smartphone over the images on pp. 17, 41, 57, 89, 103, 115, 137, 153, 157, 169 where the [play] symbol appears" -- Colophon.
- Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781849768726
- 1849768722
- 9781849768399
- 1849768390
- 9781849768405
- 1849768404
- OCLC:
- 1371844434
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