Isaac Julien, Pas de Deux No. 2 (Looking for Langston Vintage Series), 1989/2016. Ilford classic silver gelatin fine art paper, mounted on aluminum and framed, framed size 22 7/8 x 29 3/8 in (58.1 x 74.5 cm). © Isaac Julien. Courtesy the artist, Victoria Miro, London and Jessica Silverman, San Francisco
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Members are invited to book tickets to preview Isaac Julien: I Dream a World before it opens to the public. Each ticket includes entry to the exhibition as well as all permanent collection galleries at the de Young on the day of your visit.
Over the last 25 years, pioneering artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien (b. 1960, London) has created immersive, multichannel video installations. Celebrated for his poetic visual narratives, Julien explores power, politics, and personal experience through the lens of race, class, gender, and sexuality. Featuring 10 major video installations made between 1999 and 2022, alongside select early single-channel films including his iconic Looking for Langston (1989), this exhibition is the first comprehensive survey of Julien’s work in a museum setting and his first retrospective in the United States. The works’ themes range from global migration to the collection and appropriation of African artists and art by Western museums to the celebration of cultural figures who overcame racial oppression.
Ticket info
- Member preview takes place April 11, 9:30 am–5:15 pm.
- Tickets include entry to Isaac Julien: I Dream a World, as well as all permanent collection galleries at the de Young on the day of your visit.
- Present your ticket at the gallery entrance for admission into the preview.
Isaac Julien: I Dream a World is on view April 12–July 13, 2025.
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