Upcoming Talk | Angela Davis and Isaac Julien in Conversation
We are delighted to invite you to an online talk on Wednesday November 11th at 6pm-7pm PST where Angela Davis will go in conversation with our artist Isaac Julien about his new exhibition Lessons of the Hour @mcevoyarts in San Francisco.
In Conversation, a series of free, online events that explore Julien’s immersive, ten-screen film installation and photography exhibition on the life of Frederick Douglass and its resonance today. All events are free online with registration and hosted via Zoom.
You can register your seat via: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MlkSc-wqTGiP55pw0ebdZA
For more information, please visit the website: https://www.mcevoyarts.org/…/lessons-of-the-hour-isaac…/
ABOUT Isaac Julien
Sir Isaac Julien, CBE RA is a critically acclaimed British artist and filmmaker. In 2018, Julien joined the faculty at the University of California Santa Cruz where he is a distinguished professor of the arts and leads the Isaac Julien Lab together with Arts Professor Mark Nash. Current and recent international solo exhibitions include: Isaac Julien: Lina Bo Bardi — A Marvellous Entanglement, CentroCentro (Panorama Madrid), Madrid, Spain, on view until 29 August 2021; Isaac Julien: Lessons of the Hour, McAvoy Foundation for the Arts, San Francisco (2020–2021); Isaac Julien: Lina Bo Bardi — A Marvellous Entanglement, MAXXI, Rome (2020–2021); Isaac Julien: Western Union: Small Boats, Neuberger Museum, New York (2020); Isaac Julien: Frederick Douglass: Lessons of the Hour, SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah (2019); Looking for Langston at Tate Britain (2019); and Playtime at LACMA (2019). Julien has previously exhibited at venues including Museum of Modern Art, New York (2013), Art Institute of Chicago (2013), Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego (2012), and Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (2005). Julien is the recipient of The Royal Academy of Arts Charles Wollaston Award 2017 and was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2017.
Isaac Julien was born in 1960, London, UK
He lives and works in London, UK and Santa Cruz, CA
