Arts
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Review: Isaac Julien at The Cosmic House
Arts writer Rob Wilson praised Distinguished Professor of History of Consciousness and the Arts Isaac Julien for his “sumptuous” installation, All That Changes You: Metamorphosis, created with his longtime partner, History of Consciousness Professor Mark Nash
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Sculpture! Champagne! Celebrities! Inside the Serpentine’s Glitzy Summer Party
Celebrities, patrons, and art world luminaries – including Sir Isaac Julien, Distinguished Professor of History of Consciousness and the Arts – descended on London’s Kensington Gardens in droves on Tuesday night for the much-anticipated, invitation-only Serpentine Summer Party.
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Look, choose: the museum is a dream. The visions of Isaac Julien in the gres art 671 cultural space
An Italian newspaper covered Museum Dreams, a major immersive exhibition and retrospective by pioneering British filmmaker and UC Santa Cruz Distinguished Professor Isaac Julien that’s on display through early October. The article mentions the Moving Image Lab at UC Santa Cruz that Julien co-leads with Professor Mark Nash.
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Five overlooked films you must watch
A group of experts experts including the directors Charles Burnett and Ava DuVernay recommended Distinguished Professor of The Arts and History of Consciousness Isaac Julien’s 2008 film “Derek” as one of the five best movies not enough people have seen.
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Isaac Julien: All That Changes You. Metamorphosis
All That Changes You. Metamorphosis – Distinguished Professor of History of Consciousness and the Arts Isaac Julien’s UK premiere at Victoria Miro—was featured in the Brooklyn Rail’s Artseen column.
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UC Santa Cruz celebrates ’60s soul scene with ‘Dreamgirls’
The African American Theater Arts Troupe brings the glitter and grit of the 1960s soul scene to UC Santa Cruz with an electrifying production of Dreamgirls. Witness the rise of the Dreamettes in this high-energy musical celebrating Black excellence and the power of student performance.
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Isaac Julien and Mira Nair Among Cultural Figures Who Signed an Open Letter in Support of Former Barbican Director Devyani Saltzman
Acclaimed artist, filmmaker, and Distinguished Professor of The Arts and History of Consciousness Isaac Julien signed an open letter in support of Devyani Saltzman, the former director of London’s Barbican Centre. Saltzman left abruptly earlier this week, just a few weeks after Abigail Pogson was appointed chief executive.
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The 10 exhibitions to see in February 2026
Acclaimed artist, filmmaker, and Distinguished Professor of The Arts and History of Consciousness Isaac Julien’s exhibition All That Changes You. Metamorphosis was featured in ArtReview’s roundup of the top ten exhibitions to see in February.
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The five best 1990s British films you’ve never heard of
Acclaimed artist, filmmaker, and Distinguished Professor of The Arts and History of Consciousness Isaac Julien’s “Young Soul Rebels” was featured in a roundup of great but overlooked British films.
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How the Grinch went from a Yuletide bit player to a Christmas A-lister
“The economy is in big trouble, our political situation is chaotic, there’s a lot of hate — it’s no wonder that we would seek to express that through the embodiment of a monster like the Grinch,” said Michael M. Chemers, director of the Center for Monster Studies at UC Santa Cruz.
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Stunning art and design books that celebrate Bay Area talent
Acclaimed artist, filmmaker, and Distinguished Professor of The Arts and History of Consciousness Isaac Julien was featured in a story by arts writer Tony Bravo about new books focusing on design and culture.
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The return of Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ emphasizes the actual carols
Its success in that department is largely due to the show’s music director Luke Shepherd, a lecturer in UCSC’s Music Department who self-identifies as “a Christmas carol nerd.”