In the latest episode of A brush with... Isaac Julien discusses the epiphany of seeing Max Beckmann at the Whitechapel Gallery, his admiration for Peter Doig, Stan Douglas and Glenn Ligon, the influence of poets including Aimé Césaire and Derek Walcott, the architect Lina Bo Bardi, and the cultural scene in London when he began his film-making journey in the 1980s.
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Portrait of Isaac Julien. Photo © Thierry Bal
December 8 2021