Isaac Julien
dal 16/2/2012 al 29/6/2012
Segnalato da
16/2/2012
Isaac Julien
Linda Pace Foundation, San Antonio
A special three-screen edition of Ten Thousand Waves, it poetically weaves together stories linking China's ancient past and present. The work explores the movement of people across countries and continents and meditates on unfinished journeys. Concurrent the Foundation also presents Terrain, selected works from the collection, which includes 21 works by 16 artists.
The Linda Pace Foundation presents a special three-screen edition of Ten Thousand Waves by Isaac Julien. The exhibition will be inaugurated with a special event, a conversation between Isaac Julien and Steven Evans, Executive Director and Curator, on Friday, February 17, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. at the Linda Pace Foundation’s private exhibition space. The conversation will be followed by a reception for the artist and screenings of the work. Space is limited for the conversation and reception; RSVP is required.
Ten Thousand Waves was filmed on location in China and poetically weaves together stories linking China’s ancient past and present. The work explores the movement of people across countries and continents and meditates on unfinished journeys. Conceived and created over four years, Julien collaborated with some of China’s leading artistic voices, including: the legendary siren of Chinese cinema Maggie Cheung; rising star of Chinese film Zhao Tao; poet Wang Ping; master calligrapher Gong Fagen; artist Yang Fudong; acclaimed cinematographer Zhao Xiaoshi; and a 100-strong Chinese cast and crew. The original musical score is by Julien’s fellow East Londoner Jah Wobble and the Chinese Dub Orchestra, as well as contemporary classical composer Maria de Alvear.
“The original inspiration for Ten Thousand Waves was the Morecambe Bay tragedy of 2004, in which 23 Chinese cockle-pickers died,” says Julien. ”The work links the Shanghai of the past and present, symbolizing the Chinese transition towards modernity, aspiration and affluence - the so-called ‘Better Life.’ I employed the visual language of ghost stories, with recurrent figures and images appearing and disappearing.”
Ten Thousand Waves crosses the boundaries of past and present, fiction and reality, and feature film and documentary. Connecting social, psychological, aesthetic, mythic, and spiritual dimensions, Julien engages the viewer with poetic beauty while encouraging the critical inquiry of Western-centric cultural globalization.
Concurrent with Julien’s Ten Thousand Waves, the Linda Pace Foundation also presents TERRAIN, Selected Works from the Linda Pace Foundation Collection. The exhibition includes twenty-one works by sixteen artists, including three works by Isaac Julien. TERRAIN, Selected Works from the Linda Pace Foundation Collection is on view from February 17 - March 31, 2012.
The exhibition Isaac Julien Ten Thousand Waves is organized by the Linda Pace Foundation, with special thanks to Isaac Julien and the Isaac Julien Studio.
Production and support of the making of the work:
Ten Thousand Waves was produced by the LUMA Foundation.
The work was made with the kind support of the Linda Pace Foundation; the Udo and Anette Brandhorst Foundation; Colección Helga de Alvear.
Supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
Avec le concours du Centre national des arts plastiques (Image/Mouvement), Ministère de la culture et de la communication.
The artist would also like to thank Toby Devan Lewis and those who wish to remain anonymous for their kind support.
Image: Green Screen Goddess Triptych (Ten Thousand Waves) (Detail), 2010
Media Contact:
Gina Garza 512-382-9017 Gina@GiantNoise.com
Conversation with the artist and reception February 17, 2012, 6-9pm RSVP required rsvp@pacefound.org.
Linda Pace Foundation
112 W. Rische San Antonio, Texas 78204
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