‘In one of the Biennial’s standout works, Once Again . . . (Statues Never Die), 2022, Julien seems keenly aware that any encounter with the historical past is invariably a double-sided affair, with the present inevitably reinterpreting the past as much as the past might seek to guide the present.’ – Andrew V. Uroskie
Installation view of Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better Than the Real Thing (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, March 20- August 11, 2024). Isaac Julien, Once Again… (Statues Never Die), 2022; In back: Richmond Barthé, African Dancer, 1933; Matthew Angelo Harrison, Dark Silhouette: Borrowed Inlets – Dogon, 2018. Photograph by Ron Amstutz
June 13 2024
