Isaac Julien: Once Again... (Statues Never Die)
Every day, 10am to 5pm Friday 27 September to Sunday 16 February 2025
Closed Tuesdays
Renowned for his multi-screen installations, Sir Isaac Julien's latest work, Once Again... (Statues Never Die) (2022), is a mesmerising and immersive five-screen black-and-white installation film which explores the relationship and correspondence between art collector Albert C. Barnes (1872–1951) and prominent philosopher, educator and cultural leader Alain Locke (1885–1954).
Once Again... (Statues Never Die) examines the significant and often neglected place of African objects in numerous collections of western art museums. Using poetic reparation and historical archives – drawing on Julien’s extensive research into the archives of the Barnes Foundation – the film explores the reciprocal impact of Locke’s political philosophy and cultural organising activities on Dr. Barnes’s pioneering art collecting and his democratic, inclusive educational enterprise.
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