George Lindemann Journal
"Immigrant Drama on Nine Screens" by Kelly Crow
In the late 1980s, Isaac Julien became a hit of London's contemporary art scene by projecting his lush films about poets and protesters onto multiple, dangling screens, rather than one. The video artist was among the first to ask viewers to move around his films instead of simply sitting down.
Now the 53-year-old Mr. Julien is making his own big move on Manhattan with two shows—one in the soaring atrium of the Museum of Modern Art, the other splayed across a group of Times Square billboards nearby.