Isaac Julien, Once Again… (Statues Never Die) at Galerie Ron Mandos

Galerie Ron Mandos in Amsterdam is currently showing Isaac Julien’s Once Again . . . (Statues Never Die). This new series is inspired by Isaac Julien’s extensive research into the work and critical writing of Alain Locke (1885–1954), leader of the Harlem Renaissance, and his relationship to Albert C. Barnes, the philanthropist, pioneering art collector and founder of the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia.

The exhibition is the premiere of a two-screen installation and comprises photographic artworks which honour Locke’s contribution to the arts while also inviting critical conversations around the African material culture that influenced the Black cultural movement. The writings of Alain Locke and Albert C. Barnes on the meaning and value of African material culture were reproduced in Harlem Renaissance periodicals of the 1920s including Opportunity, Survey Graphic, and The Crisis. 

You can discover more through this link which will give you access to Ron Mandos Online Viewing Room.

Walkthrough of the exhibiton is available here.