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PAVILION UNICREDIT /for English please scroll down/ Joi, 10 Decembrie, 2009, 19.00 PROIECTIE Isaac Julien LOOKING FOR LANGSTON Castigator a numeroase premii, filmul artistului britanic Isaac Julien este in acelasi timp apreciat de critica de specialitate si controversat. O consideratie lirica si poetica asupra vietii apreciatului poet al Renasterii din Harlem, Langston Hughes. Isaac Julien il invoca pe Hughes ca un reper cultural afro-american, intr-un decor impresionist si atmosferic, ce face paralela dintre localurile ilegale ale Harlemului anilor 1920 si cluburile de noapte din Londra anilor 1980. Julien exploreaza subintelesurile sexuale ambigue ale bogatei perioade de expresie artistica si durabila semnificatie culturala a acestei munci de pionierat. Filmat intr-un monocrom somputos, Looking for Langston combina filmari de arhiva cu decoruri noi, secvente fantastice si o poveste de dragoste imaginata. Rezultatul este o lucrare estetica si destinata celebrarii, despre expresia artisica si natura dorintei. Isaac Julien (n. 1960) este considerat unul din cei mai importanti artisti video ai ultimilor ani. Filmul sau "Looking for Langston" a castigat premiul Teddy Award la Festivalul International de Film de la Berlin. A fost nominalizat pentru premiul Turner in 2001 si a castigat premiul Semaine de la critique la Festivalul de Film de la Cannes in 1991. In 2003 a castigat Marele Premiu al Juriului la Kunstfilm Biennale din Koln. A castigat prestigiosul premiu MIT Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts in 2001 si Frameline Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002. Lucrarea sa "Paradise Omeros" a fost prezentata ca parte din Documenta XI in Kassel in 2002. A expus la Tate Modern, Centre Pompidou, Guggenheim si MoCA Miami si a predat la Scolile de studii afro-americane si vizuale ale Universitatii Harvard. Din septembrie 2009 este profesor la Universitatea de Arta si Design din Karlsruhe. Locuieste si lucreaza la Londra. Imagine: Still from Looking for Langston (1989, 60') by Isaac Julien. Courtesy of the artist. --- Thursday, December 10, 2009 SCREENING Isaac Julien LOOKING FOR LANGSTON Award-winning British filmmaker Isaac Julien's film is both critically acclaimed and controversial. A lyrical and poetic consideration of the life of revered Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes. Isaac Julien invokes Hughes as a black cultural icon, against an impressionistic, atmospheric setting that parallels a Harlem speakeasy of the 1920s with a 1980s London underground nightclub. Julien explores the ambiguous sexual subtexts of the period of rich artistic expression, and the enduring cultural significance of the pioneers' work. Shot, in sumptuous monochrome, the film combines archival footage with the newly staged set pieces, fantasy sequences, and an imagined love story. The result is a beautiful and ultimately celebratory piece about artistic expression and the nature of desire. Isaac Julien (b. 1960) is considered one of the most important video artists of the last years. His film "Looking for Lanston" won the Teddy Award at the Berlin International Film Festival. He was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2001 and won a Semaine de la critique prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1991. In 2003 he won the Grand Jury Prize at the Kunstfilm Biennale in Koln. Julien was the recipient of both the prestigious MIT Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts (2001) and the Frameline Lifetime Achievement Award (2002). His work "Paradise Omeros" was presented as part of Documenta XI in Kassel (2002). He exhibited at Tate Modern, Centre Pompidou, Guggenheim and MoCA Miami and was a visiting professor at Harvard University's Schools of Afro-American and Visual Environmental Studies. In September 2009 he became a professor at the Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design. 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