Isaac Julien: Ten Thousand Waves21. August - 10. October
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Isaac Julien: Mazu, Silence (Ten Thousand Waves), 2010
Courtesy of the artist and Victoria Miro Gallery, London/ Metro Pictures, New York/ Galería Helga de Alvear, Madrid -
Isaac Julien: Yishan Island, Dreaming (Ten Thousand Waves), 2010
Courtesy of the artist and Victoria Miro Gallery, London/ Metro Pictures, New York/ Galería Helga de Alvear, Madrid
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Isaac Julien: Yishan Island, Mist (Ten Thousand Waves), 2010
Courtesy of the artist and Victoria Miro Gallery, London/ Metro Pictures, New York/ Galería Helga de Alvear, Madrid -
Isaac Julien: Green Screen Goddess (Ten Thousand Waves), 2010
Courtesy of the artist and Victoria Miro Gallery, London/ Metro Pictures, New York/ Galería Helga de Alvear, Madrid -
Isaac Julien: Midnight (Ten Thousand Waves), 2010
Courtesy of the artist and Victoria Miro Gallery, London/ Metro Pictures, New York/ Galería Helga de Alvear, Madrid -
Isaac Julien: Waves (Ten Thousand Waves), 2010
Courtesy of the artist and Victoria Miro Gallery, London/ Metro Pictures, New York/ Galería Helga de Alvear, Madrid -
Isaac Julien: Blue Goddess (Ten Thousand Waves), 2010
Courtesy of the artist and Victoria Miro Gallery, London/ Metro Pictures, New York/ Galería Helga de Alvear, Madrid
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Isaac Julien: Glasshouse (Ten Thousand Waves), 2010
Courtesy of the artist and Victoria Miro Gallery, London/ Metro Pictures, New York/ Galería Helga de Alvear, Madrid -
Isaac Julien: Glasshouse, Prism (Ten Thousand Waves), 2010
Courtesy of the artist and Victoria Miro Gallery, London/ Metro Pictures, New York/ Galería Helga de Alvear, Madrid -
Isaac Julien Ten Thousand Waves, 2010/ Installation view/ Shanghart Gallery/Shanghai, Photography: Adrian Zhou
Courtesy of the artist and ShanghART Gallery, Shanghai.
Photography Adrian Zhou.
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Isaac Julien: Ten Thousand Waves, 2010/ Installation view/ ShanghART Gallery/ Shanghai, photography: Adrian Zhou
Courtesy of the artist and ShanghART Gallery, Shanghai.
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Isaac Julien, photography: Johan Persson
Courtesy of the artist and Sadler’s Wells. Photography Johan Persson.
Isaac Julien’s
latest work, Ten Thousand Waves
(2010), received its world premiere in May at the Biennale of Sydney, and is
now seen for the first time in Europe at
Kunsthalle Helsinki. This grand, epic work explores the effects of globalisation in a poetic form.
The multi-channel video projections and acclaimed films of the artist represent a combination of documentary film and art. Projected on nine screens, Ten Thousand Waves links the past and present, the beliefs and myths as well as the dreams and disappointments of China. What makes people leave everything behind to search for a better life in a far-off place? The main character, played by Maggie Cheung (In the Mood for Love), leads the viewers through a story that entwines legend with the realities of modern China.
The exhibition is a part of the Helsinki Festival program. The work was made with the support of Luma Foundation, Colección Helga de Alvear, Udo and Anette Brandhorst Foundation, Linda Pace Foundation, Arts Council England sekä Centre national des arts plastiques. The exhibition has received support from Pro AV Saarikko and The British Council.
Admission: 10 € / 8 € / Free admission for visitors under 18.
Exhibition partners
ISAAC JULIEN AT ORION
Isaac Julien's Looking for Langston (1989) on the 23rd of August at 6 pm.
Derek (2008) on the 23rd of August at 7 pm.
more information: http://www.kava.fi/isaac-julien