History of Consciousness

  • Review: Isaac Julien at The Cosmic House

    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

  • Sculpture! Champagne! Celebrities! Inside the Serpentine’s Glitzy Summer Party

    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.

  • Look, choose: the museum is a dream. The visions of Isaac Julien in the gres art 671 cultural space 

    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.

  • Five overlooked films you must watch

    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.

  • Isaac Julien: All That Changes You. Metamorphosis

    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.

  • Isaac Julien and Mira Nair Among Cultural Figures Who Signed an Open Letter in Support of Former Barbican Director Devyani Saltzman

    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.

  • The 10 exhibitions to see in February 2026

    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.

  • The five best 1990s British films you’ve never heard of

    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.

  • Stunning art and design books that celebrate Bay Area talent

    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.

  • The Art World Chooses Its Favorite Films About Artists

    The Art World Chooses Its Favorite Films About Artists

    Acclaimed artist, filmmaker, and Distinguished Professor of The Arts and History of Consciousness Isaac Julien contributed an appreciation of Derek Jarman’s film “Caravaggio” (1986) to a feature story about films with artists as protagonists.

  • Isaac Julien’s ‘All That Changes You’ At Palazzo Te—A Visionary Dialogue Between Myth, Art And The Future

    Isaac Julien’s ‘All That Changes You’ At Palazzo Te—A Visionary Dialogue Between Myth, Art And The Future

    Acclaimed artist, filmmaker, and Distinguished Professor of The Arts and History of Consciousness Isaac Julien was featured in Forbes Magazine, which hailed his “breathtaking new film installation” at Palazzo Te in Mantua, Italy. The installation was commissioned to mark the 500th anniversary of Giulio Romano’s architectural masterpiece.

  • Isaac Julien: What’s on our cultural calendar this month

    Isaac Julien: What’s on our cultural calendar this month

    Distinguished Professor of the Arts and History of Consciousness Isaac Julien’s new exhibition in Mantua, Italy made the Elle Magazine editors’ picks for the “best design, art, and architecture happenings around.”

Last modified: Jul 08, 2026