Julien studied painting and film at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London. In 1983, he was involved in the founding of Sankofa, London, a film and video collective dedicated to making “Black film culture” visible. Isaac Julien’s films and installations have been featured in numerous international exhibitions. In 2002, he participated in documenta11 in the preparatory platform on the topic of “Creolization” in Santa Lucia, as well as with the video installation Paradise Omeros. From 2009 to 2015, Julien was Professor for Film at the Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design (HfG). In 2021, he was a jury member of the 37th Sundance Film Festival. In 2022, he was awarded the Goslar Kaiserring; that same year, he was appointed to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science (AMPAS), entrusted with the annual awarding of the Oscars. Isaac Julien lives and works in London.

The exhibition is being developed in cooperation with Tate Britain, London, where it will be on view from April 27 to August 20, 2023.

With the generous support of Victoria Miro.

Film Duration:

1. Who Killed Colin Roach? 1983 - 34 Min., 42 Sec.
2. Territories 1984 - 24 Min., 6 Sec.
3. This Is Not An AIDS Advertisement 1987 - 10 Min., 26 Sec.
4. Lost Boundaries 1986 - 4 Min., 14 Sec.
5. Looking for Langston 1989 - 44 Min., 26 Sec.
6. Western Union: Small Boats 2007 - 8 Min., 22 Sec.
7. Ten Thousand Waves 2010 - 49 Min., 41 Sec.
8. Lessons of The Hour 2019 - 28 Min., 46 Sec.
9. Lina Bo Bardi – A Marvellous Entanglement 2019 - 39 Min., 8 Sec.
10. Once Again... (Statues Never Die) 2022 - 31 Min., 34 Sec.

The films inside the exhibition have a combined length of 4 Hours, 35 Min., 25 Sec.

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