Isaac Julien: Lina Bo Bardi—A Marvellous Entanglement
Published by the Yale Center for British Art
Hardcover, 260 pages, 225 color + b&w illus.
ISBN9780300279702
Contributions by Isaac Julien, Giuliana Bruno, Mark Nash, Araká, and Rafaela Mendes Ferreira
Publication date: April 15, 2025
(available now exclusively online)
Description
This generously illustrated artist’s book documents Isaac Julien’s immersive multichannel film installation Lina Bo Bardi—A Marvellous Entanglement (2019). Offering a poetic portrait of the leading architect of Brazilian modernism, Lina Bo Bardi (1914–1992), Julien’s nine-screen installation explores Bo Bardi’s life, work, and legacy, exemplifying her remark that “time is not linear, it is a marvellous entanglement.” Her personal history is intertwined with the enduring life of the buildings she designed, providing space for a wide range of creative and critical practices, including performances by the Academy Award–nominated actor Fernanda Montenegro and her daughter, the Cannes-laureate actor Fernanda Torres; original dance choreographed by Zebrinha and performed by the Balé Folclórico da Bahia; and a commissioned performance by the art collective Araká. This publication combines a rich selection of archival materials and images of related works by Julien alongside an essay by theorist Giuliana Bruno, a behind-the-scenes account of the project by curator and scholar Mark Nash, and a conversation between Julien and members of Araká.
Isaac Julien: Lina Bo Bardi—A Marvellous Entanglement, organized by the Yale Center for British Art and the Yale School of Architecture, was exhibited at the Yale Architecture Gallery, New Haven, in 2023.
Isaac Julien is a leading British filmmaker and installation artist. Giuliana Bruno is Emmet Blakeney Gleason Professor of Visual and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, at Harvard University. Mark Nash is an independent curator, film historian, and filmmaker. Diego Araúja and Laís Machado are part of the Brazilian art collective Araká.
