The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA Australia), will open Isaac Julien's compelling cinematic installation Once Again... (Statues Never Die) (2022) from 27 September 2024 until 16 February 2025.
A trailblazer of multi-screen installation, Isaac Julien is one of Britain's most influential and critically acclaimed artists. He seamlessly fuses film, photography and installation to address issues of race, gender and cultural identity.
Once Again... (Statues Never Die) (2022), Julien’s latest work, is a mesmerising and immersive five-screen black-and-white film installation which explores the relationship and correspondence between art collector Albert C. Barnes (1872-1951) and renowned philosopher, educator and cultural leader Alain Locke (1885–1954).
Barnes, an early collector of African material culture in the US and founder of the Barnes Collection, and Locke, a key figure of the 1920s-30s cultural movement known as the Harlem Renaissance and the first African-American Rhodes Scholar, animate discussions about African art and its place in global art histories.
The film stars actor André Holland (Moonlight and Passing) as Alain Locke, Danny Huston (Succession and Marlowe) as Dr. Barnes, rising star Devon Terrell as sculptor Richmond Barthé, and Sharlene Whyte (Small Axe and Lessons of the Hour) as the curator, with a special appearance by singer and songwriter Alice Smith.
Event Details:
Date: 27 September 2024 – 16 February 2025
Ages: All ages
Location: MCA Australia, Circular Quay
Tickets: FREE
Notes: MCA is closed Tuesdays