On view in Madrid – Isaac Julien: Once Again… (Statues Never Die)

Presented by Fundacion Calparsoro at the Museo Lazaro Galdiano, and shown for the first time in Spain, Julien's 2022 work explores the relationship between Dr. Albert C. Barnes, who was an early US collector and exhibitor of African material culture, and the famed philosopher and cultural critic Alain Locke, known as the 'Father of the Harlem Renaissance'.

Utilising poetic reparation and historical archives, the film explores the reciprocal impact of Locke's political philosophy and cultural organising activities on Dr. Barnes's pioneering art collecting and his democratic, inclusive educational enterprise.

On view until 29 March 2026.

Image: Isaac Julien, Sonata in Red (Once Again... Statues Never Die), 2022 Inkjet print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Ultrasmooth
225 x 150 cm, 88 5/8 x 59 in
© Isaac Julien
Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro

March 5 2026