在10月23日開幕的2010年上海雙年展中，著名英國當代藝術家艾薩克?朱利安Issac Julien將在英國總領事館文化教育處的支持下，為中國觀眾帶來他的最新影像作品《浪（ten thousands waves）》，這部以中國為主題的作品由朱利安構思三年之久，在《浪》的拍攝過程中，朱利安與一些中國優秀藝術家進行合作，包括著名演員張曼玉、趙濤、詩人王屏, 書法家鞏法根、藝術家楊福東、攝影指導趙曉時以及上百位優秀的中方演職人員。

繼2010年在香格納畫廊的中國首映之后，這一作品將參加2010年上海雙年展，并在上海美術館持續展出至2011年1月23日。在開幕當天，電子音樂組合CHoP還 將與Issac Julien合作，為這個作品獻上一段50分鐘的即興音樂表演。

艾薩克?朱利安的作品《浪》

關于艾薩克?朱利安:

1960年生于英國倫敦，導演、影像裝置藝術家。他的作品結合了電影、舞蹈、攝影、音樂、戲劇、繪畫和雕塑等不同的藝術，并將它們組建成一個豐富而強大的視覺敘事。

朱利安的作品被世界諸多著名美術館廣泛收藏，其中包括英國泰特美術館、紐約現代藝術館、巴黎蓬皮杜中心、以及紐約古根海姆美術館。作品曾獲1991年的戛納電影界國際影評人周的最佳影片獎。2001年被英國最重要的藝術大獎特納獎(Turner Prize)提名。同一年，他還獲得美國Eugene McDermott藝術獎，同時獲獎的藝術家還有比爾?維奧拉(Bill Viola)。

2008年，他與蒂爾達?斯文頓(Tilda Swinton)合作的反映英國天才導演德里克?賈曼(Derek Jarman)生平的紀錄片《賈曼》(Derek)參加了美國的圣丹斯電影節，此片獲得當年柏林電影節泰迪熊獎（Teddy Award）、第34界西雅圖國際電影節紀錄片獎以及米蘭國際同性戀電影節的最佳紀錄片獎，同時獲得了英國獨立電影獎、圣丹斯電影節、以及Gucci集團獎等提名。

TEN THOUSAND WAVES AT SHANGHAI BIENNALE

TEN THOUSAND WAVES, the new video installation by Issac Julien, will be showed the upcoming Shanghai Biennale with the support from the British Council. Conceived and made over three years, TEN THOUSAND WAVES sees Julien collaborating with some of China’s leading artistic voices, including: the legendary siren of Chinese cinema Maggie Cheung; rising star of Chinese film Zhao Tao; poet Wang Ping; master calligrapher Gong Fagen; artist Yang Fudong; acclaimed cinematographer Zhao Xiaoshi; and a 100-strong Chinese cast and crew. It will be showed in Shanghai Art Museum from 23rd Oct 2010 until 24th Jan 2011.

The British Council is also inviting Issac Julien to be in Hangzhou on 24th Oct to talk about 'Electric Shadows: the making and un-making of Ten Thousand Waves and Better Life' .

About Issac Julien:

Issac Julien is a British artist and filmmaker whose work incorporates different artistic disciplines, drawing from and commenting on film, dance, photography, music, theatre, painting and sculpture, and uniting them to create a unique poetic visual language in audio visual film installations. Isaac Julien lives and works in London.

Julien is represented in museum and private collections throughout the world, including the Tate, London; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Centre Pompidou, Paris; the Guggenheim Museum, New York; the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington DC; Moderna Museet, Stockholm; and the Brandhorst Museum, Munich. His early work, Looking for Langston (1989) won several awards including the Teddy Award at the Berlin International Film Festival. In 1991 his debut feature film, Young Soul Rebels won the Semaine de la Critique prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Julien was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2001 for his films The Long Road to Mazatlán (1999) and Vagabondia (2000). In the same year, he received the Eugene McDermott Award from MIT in Massachusetts, USA: other recipients include artist Bill Viola. His acclaimed 5-screen installation, WESTERN UNION: small boats (2007) has been shown at Metro Pictures, New York; Galería Helga de Alvear, Madrid; Centre for Contemporary Arts, Warsaw; and also opened the new Museum Brandhorst in Munich in 2009.

In 2008, Julien collaborated with Tilda Swinton on a biopic about Derek Jarman simply entitled Derek, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival the same year. The film received a Special Teddy at the Berlin Film Festival; the Documentary Prize at the 34th Seattle International Film Festival and Best Documentary at the Milan International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. The film received nominations at the British Independent Film Awards; the Sundance Film Festival; and the Gucci Group Awards.

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