gres art 671 presents MUSEUM DREAMS the first major retrospective in Italy dedicated to the work of Sir Isaac Julien (London, 1960), widely regarded as one of the leading visual artists of our time. Celebrated for his impressionistic, poetic film installations, Julien has played a defining role in expanding the language of movingimage within contemporary art.
On the occasion of the opening, the presence of Sir Isaac Julien at gres art 671—the new cultural hub in Bergamo promoted by Fondazione Pesenti with the support of Italmobiliare—marked the beginning of this journey, initiating a dynamic dialogue between the works and those who experience them.
Conceived by gres art 671 and curated by Nathan Ladd, MUSEUM DREAMS has been developed specifically for the architectural and conceptual structure of the Bergamo space.
At gres art 671, Julien deconstructs the museum spaces as living, active participants in the parcours of his film installations. MUSEUM DREAMS reflects on the architectural settings in which moving image works are presented and preserved – both institutionally and in the repository of our own experiences – foregrounding questions of our time memory through five immersive film installations, alongside sculptures, artefacts, photographs and archival material.
To learn more and purchase your ticket, visit the gres art 671 website.