Isaac Julien Red Chamber Dream (Ten Thousand Waves) , 2010 Endura Ultra photograph 2 parts Each: 180 x 230 cm Overall: 180 x 462 cm Edition of 6 + 1 A/P Image courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney Isaac Julien is an internationally renowned British artist and filmmaker, whose work incorporates different artistic disciplines, drawing from and commenting on film, dance, photography, music, theatre, painting and sculpture. Julien’s work poetically incorporates these influences to create a unique visual language in his audio-visual film installations. We are pleased to present a remarkable large-scale photograph from Julien’s body of work, Ten Thousand Waves. With an impressive exhibition history, including a major solo exhibition at MoMA New York (2013), the immersive film installation of Ten Thousand Waves recalls the ancient Chinese fable of the Goddess Mazu, interlaced with references to the 2003 Morecambe Bay tragedy. Julien’s photograph Red Chamber Dream (Ten Thousand Waves), reflects the potent and lyrical imagery of his stylized narratives, which capture the energy and tension of a world in transition. Julien was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2001 for his works The Long Road to Mazatlán (1999) and Vagabondia (2000), and has received wide acclaim for works including Western Union: small boats (2007), Fantôme Afrique (2005), True North (2004), Baltimore (2003) and Paradise Omeros (2002). In recent years, Julien has had solo exhibitions at Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, Manila (2014), Museum De Pont Project Space, Tilburg (2013), Kino Der Kunst, Munich (2013), The Art Institute of Chicago (2013), Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego (2012), Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo (2012), Bass Museum, Miami, Florida (2010), Museum Brandhorst, Munich (2009), Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea - Museu do Chiado, Lisbon, Portugal (2008) Kestnergesellschaft, Hanover (2006), Centre Pompidou, Paris (2005), and MoCA, North Miami (2005). Julien’s installation TEN THOUSAND WAVES (2010) has been on display in over fifteen international cities so far, including Shanghai, Sydney, Madrid, Helsinki, São Paolo, Gwangju, Moscow, Miami and London.
