Installation view, Ten Thousand Waves, Samstag Museum of Art, University of South Australia, Photo: Grant Hancock.

Installation view, Ten Thousand Waves, Samstag Museum of Art, University of South Australia, Photo: Grant Hancock.

Samstag Museum of Art partners with John Curtin Gallery to bring three works by Isaac Julien to Australia for the 2022 Adelaide and Perth Festivals. The two venues each present Julien’s seminal work Ten Thousand Waves (2010), with Samstag and Curtin playing host to the Australian premiere of two recent installations: at the former, A Marvellous Entanglement (2019), while the latter exhibits Lessons of the Hour (2019).

Exhibition Dates: 4 March – 27 May 2022


<p>Installation view, <em style="font-size: 13px;text-align: left;">Ten Thousand Waves</em>, Samstag Museum of Art, University of South Australia, Photo: Grant Hancock.    </p>

Installation view, Ten Thousand Waves, Samstag Museum of Art, University of South Australia, Photo: Grant Hancock.

<p>Installation view, <em style="font-size: 13px;text-align: left;">Ten Thousand Waves</em>, Samstag Museum of Art, University of South Australia, Photo: Grant Hancock.    </p>

Installation view, Ten Thousand Waves, Samstag Museum of Art, University of South Australia, Photo: Grant Hancock.

<p>Installation view, <em style="font-size: 13px;text-align: left;">Ten Thousand Waves</em>, Samstag Museum of Art, University of South Australia, Photo: Grant Hancock.    </p>

Installation view, Ten Thousand Waves, Samstag Museum of Art, University of South Australia, Photo: Grant Hancock.

<p>Installation view, <em style="font-size: 13px;text-align: left;">Ten Thousand Waves</em>, Samstag Museum of Art, University of South Australia, Photo: Grant Hancock.    </p>

Installation view, Ten Thousand Waves, Samstag Museum of Art, University of South Australia, Photo: Grant Hancock.

<p></p><p>Installation view, <i>A Marvellous Entanglement</i>, Samstag Museum of Art, University of South Australia, Photo: Grant Hancock.    </p>    <p></p>

Installation view, A Marvellous Entanglement, Samstag Museum of Art, University of South Australia, Photo: Grant Hancock.

<p>Installation view, <i>A Marvellous Entanglement</i>, Samstag Museum of Art, University of South Australia, Photo: Grant Hancock.    </p>

Installation view, A Marvellous Entanglement, Samstag Museum of Art, University of South Australia, Photo: Grant Hancock.

<p></p><p>Installation view, <i>A Marvellous Entanglement</i>, Samstag Museum of Art, University of South Australia, Photo: Grant Hancock.    </p>    <p></p>

Installation view, A Marvellous Entanglement, Samstag Museum of Art, University of South Australia, Photo: Grant Hancock.