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En el set de Playtime 50
On the Set of Playtime 60
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SARAH THORNTON
Transcripción de Kapital 70
Transcription from Kapital 82
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ISAAC JULIEN
Semblanza 108
Biographical Sketch 109
Obra 110
Artwork
Catálogo 116
Catalogue
Créditos 125
Credits
Aebhric Coleman 9
Aebhric Coleman
Director, Kramlich Collection
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Isaac Julien, Horizon / Elsewhere (Playtime), 2013. Cortesía del artista—Courtesy of the artist
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1— Cfr. Franco “Bifo” Berardi, The Uprising. On Poetry and Finance, Los
Angeles, Semiotext(e), 2012 pp. 103-104.
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Isaac Julien, Playtime, 2014. Vista de la instalación—Installation view, Galería Helga de Alvear,
Madrid, 2014. Cortesía del artista y—Courtesy of the artist and Helga de Alvear [Cat. 2]
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1— Cf. Franco “Bifo” Berardi, The Uprising: On Poetry and Finance, Los Angeles,
Semiotext(e), 2012, pp. 103-4.
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Isaac Julien, Playtime, 2014. Vista de la instalación—Installation view, Isaac Julien Studio,
2014. Foto—Photo: Stephen White. Cortesía del artista—Courtesy of the artist [Cat. 2]
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* Originally published in Isaac Julien, Riot, 2013, The Museum of Modern Art,
New York.
Isaac Julien, Playtime, 2014. Vista de la instalación—Installation view, Isaac Julien Studio,
2014. Foto—Photo: Stephen White. Cortesía del artista—Courtesy of the artist [Cat. 2]
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Isaac Julien, Playtime, 2013. Vista de la instalación en—Installation view in Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery,
2013. Cortesía del artista y—Courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney [Cat. 2]
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EN EL SET DE PLAYTIME 53
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EN EL SET DE PLAYTIME 55
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EN EL SET DE PLAYTIME 57
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Isaac Julien, Playtime, 2014. Vista de la instalación—Installation view, Isaac Julien Studio,
2014. Foto—Photo: Stephen White. Cortesía del artista—Courtesy of the artist [Cat. 2]
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Film clip
TRANSCRIPCIÓN DE KAPITAL 73
Film clip
Film clip
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TRANSCRIPCIÓN DE KAPITAL 75
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TRANSCRIPCIÓN DE KAPITAL 77
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TRANSCRIPCIÓN DE KAPITAL 79
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TRANSCRIPCIÓN DE KAPITAL 81
Isaac Julien, Kapital, 2013. Vista de la instalación—Installation view, Metro Pictures, 2013.
Foto—Photo: Genevieve Hanson. Cortesía del artista y—Courtesy of the artist and Metro Pictures
David Harvey (DH): It’s a bit like gravity: you can’t grab it; you
can’t hold it; you can’t smell it or touch it; it’s a very power-
ful force; it’s a relationship which makes things happen. And
in the same way, you can only really intuit gravity exists by
its effects, you can really only intuit that capital exists by its
effects. The apple falls from the tree and you say ‘Oh, it must be
gravity.’ The factory closes down and you say, ‘Ah, it must be
capital.’ So, it’s that intangibility. And, actually, the language
Marx uses is that it’s immaterial but objective. And I find
that very important always to keep in mind so that you don’t
imagine that you can actually grasp it in physical form. […]
The CEO of Goldman Sachs, was asked, ‘What do you
do at Goldman Sachs?’ and he just said, ‘We do God’s work.’
And, you know, and this is the sort of thing that, you know…
the metaphors, I think, do become significant as to how we
understand them.
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DH: You really can’t discuss the notion of capital without also
discussing very clearly the notion of money. And when you
get into money, you also get into this terrain of morality and
evil and passion and desire and expectations and anticipa-
tions and speculations, and so on. And that to me seems to
be very much about the heart of what capital is about.
Film clip
Film clip
DH: I think, if you look over the last thirty, forty years, as I see
it, the capitalist class which has become much more cen-
tralized and much wealthier and has had hard time, actually,
to finding productive places to put its money. Intellectual
property rights, patents, you know…property, land, specula-
tive forms, collateralized debt obligations, and all the rest of
it. You’ve got to give the rich more money because they invest
and they create jobs. They don’t, they invest in art! Well, it may
create jobs for you, so maybe I should be careful about this.
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DH: I don’t believe it, I really don’t believe it. There is no mar-
ket that is immune to crashes. And all of these asset markets
have this Ponzi character: somebody invests in it, the prices
go up, and somebody says ‘Oh, this is a good thing to invest
in and so’… and you get these manipulations going on, these
Ponzi schemes; and the art market, it seems to me, has
plenty of those.
IJ: I’m thinking about sort of art and capital. Marx had
this to say about capital: “By virtue of it being value, it has
acquired an occult ability to add value to itself. It brings
forth living offspring or at least lays golden eggs.” Does this
sound like contemporary art to you, David?
DH: It’s always been the case that art has been commod-
ified as a form of investment. This is the interesting thing
about this world, that, on the one hand it is autonomous and
DH: How many truck drivers are there going around in New
York City on a given day? Thousands and thousands and
thousands. As far as Marx is concerned, they’re producing
surplus value; they’re part of a proletariat. And if Marx is
right and the maintenance of the city is in fact a productive
activity, we spend a vast amount of money on maintenance
of the city.
And I became super aware of this the other day. I came
into Kennedy Airport at six o’clock in the morning and I
took the subway. That subway at six o’clock in the morning,
it was packed, absolutely packed, with people. It was nearly
all women, mainly women of color, absolutely looking
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Q4 (Stuart Hall): I agree with much that you have said. The
question is how far does that take you? How much can you
deduce from the so-called General Laws of Motion of Capital?
You think that, as it were broadly speaking, those laws still
hold. In another context, it’s what Marx calls in the Grun-
drisse a chaotic abstraction, a level of very high general-
ization. It doesn’t really help you to understand this phase
or that phase or that phase. And what he actually says is
you need to add more and more determinations in order to
reproduce the concrete in thought. So, I would fall more
to the way of thinking which asks the question, have you
gone far enough? Is the architecture still, broadly speaking,
in place and explain anything?
[…] Well, I think you do have a strategy in relation to
that; one simply has to expand the existing categories. So,
you end up with a proletariat which is ninety-nine percent
of the population. That can’t be right. It can’t be quite right.
I mean, I don’t know whether the question of the proletar-
iat helps Isaac, though I suspect it does, because when you
see Brecht you know what the classes are. But when you
see contemporary representations of class divisions, you
don’t know where you are quite. It doesn’t resolve itself into
a particular, clearly established set of idioms. Now, why is
that? Is that just because we are fooling ourselves? We don’t
see through the system in sufficient depth? I don’t think
it’s just that. I think that moment derives from a certain
emphasis within Marx’s own work. It is largely productivist
in its focus. And therefore, the image is hardened around the
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Isaac Julien, Das Kapital Oratorio, Pabellón central—Central Pavilion, ARENA, 56 Exposición
Internacional de Arte—56th International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia, All the World’s
Futures, 2015. Lectores—Readers: Steven Varni y—and Ivana Belac. Foto—Photo: Andrea
Avezzù. Cortesía de—Courtesy of La Biennale di Venezia
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Isaac Julien, Das Kapital Oratorio, Pabellón central—Central Pavilion, ARENA, 56a Exposición
Internacional de Arte—56th International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia, All the World's
Futures, 2015. Lectores—Readers: Steven Varni y—and Ivana Belac. Foto—Photo: Andrea Avezzù.
Cortesía de—Courtesy of La Biennale di Venezia
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VOICING CAPITAL: THE DAS KAPITAL ORATORIO AT THE 56 TH VENICE BIENNALE 105
ISAAC JULIEN
Es uno de los más importantes e influyentes artistas y cineastas
británicos. Nacido en Londres en 1960, estudió en St. Martins'
School of Art de 1980 a 1984. Su trabajo abarca y comenta una
amplia gama de disciplinas y prácticas (cine, danza, fotografía,
música, teatro, pintura y escultura) y las une en dramáticas ins-
talaciones audiovisuales, trabajos fotográficos y documentales.
Algunas de sus obras anteriores incluyen Young Soul Rebels
(1991), galardonada con el Premio de la Semana de la Crítica
en el Festival de Cannes, el aclamado documental poético Loo-
king for Langston [Buscando a Langston] (1989) y Frantz Fanon:
Black Skin, White Mask [Frantz Fanon: piel negra, máscara
blanca] (1996). Julien ha sido pionero del trabajo en pantallas
múltiples con obras como Western Union: Small Boats [Western
Union: pequeños barcos] (2007), Ten Thousand Waves [Diez mil
olas] (2010), Kapital (2013) y Playtime (2014).
Julien participó en la 56ª Bienal de Venecia curada por
Okwui Enwezor. Actualmente produce una nueva videoinsta-
lación sobre la vida y obra de Lina Bo Bardi, titulada The Seven
Faces of Lina Bo Bardi [Las siete caras de Lina Bo Bardi]. El
primer capítulo de esta obra, Stones against Diamonds [Piedras
contra diamantes], se mostró durante la Bienal de Venecia en
2015, Art Basel y Art Basel Miami Beach. Julien es titular de la
cátedra Arte Global en la Universidad de las Artes de Londres.
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ISAAC JULIEN
Is one of Britain’s most important and influential installation
artists and filmmakers. Julien was born in London in 1960 and
studied at St Martins’ School of Art from 1980 to 1984. His work
draws from and comments on a range of disciplines and practices
(film, dance, photography, music, theater, painting, and sculpture)
and unites them in dramatic audiovisual film installations, photo-
graphic works, and documentary films.
Earlier works include Young Soul Rebels (1991), which was
awarded the Semaine de la Critique Prize at the Cannes Film
Festival; the acclaimed poetic documentary Looking for Langston
(1989); and Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask (1996). Julien
has pioneered a form of multi-screen installations with works
such as Western Union: Small Boats (2007), Ten Thousand Waves
(2010), Kapital (2013) and Playtime (2014).
Julien was participant in the 56th edition of La Biennale di
Venezia curated by Okwui Enwezor. He is also currently producing
a new filmic installation on the life and work of Lina Bo Bardi,
entitled The Seven Faces of Lina Bo Bardi. The first chapter of
this work, Stones against Diamonds, was shown during 2015’s La
Biennale di Venezia, Art Basel and Art Basel Miami Beach. Julien
is Chair of Global Art at the University of Arts London.
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Playtime, 2014
Proyección doble, mezcla de bordes, una sola pantalla de ultra
alta definición con sonido surround 5.1—Double projection, edge
blended, single-screen ultra high definition with 5.1 surround
sound
66’ 57”
Derek, 2008
Película súper 16 y 35mm, color, sonido 5.1—Super 16 and
35mm film, color, 5.1 sound
76’ 5”
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Vagabondia, 2000
Película de 16mm, color, sonido estéreo—16mm film, color,
stereo sound
12’ 21”
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Territorios—Territories, 1984
Película de 16mm, color, sonido—16mm film, color, sound
24’ 6”
Playtime, 2014
Videoinstalación de siete pantallas en ultra alta definición con
sonido sourrond 7.1—Seven-screen ultra high definition video
installation with 7.1 surround sound
66'57"
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Kapital, 2013
Videoinstalación de dos pantallas en ultra alta definición con
sonido stereo—Two-screen high definition video installation with
stereo sound
31'16"
Dungeness, 2008
Instalación en dos pantallas, película súper 8 y 16mm, color,
sonido—Two-screen installation, Super 8 and 16mm film, color,
sound
16’ 10”
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Vagabondia, 2000
Instalación en dos pantallas (proyección trasera), película de
16mm, color, sonido—Two-screen installation (rear projection),
16mm film, color, sound
12’ 21”
Tres—Three, 1999
Instalación en una sola pantalla, película de 16mm, color,
sonido—Single-screen installation, 16mm film, color, sound
14’ 45”
Atado—Trussed, 1996
Instalación en dos pantallas, película de 16mm, blanco y negro,
sonido—Two-screen installation, 16mm film, B&W, sound
21’ 23”
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Kapital (Choreographing Capital), 2013
Video de doble canal, HD, videoinstalación con sonido estéreo—
Double monitor, high definition video installation with stereo sound
31’ 16”
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‘Cometa’
Interpretación—Performed by Murcof
Composición—Composed by Fernando Corona
Publicado por—Published by District 6
Cortesía de—Used courtesy of The Leaf Label
Por acuerdo con—By arrangement with Woodwork Music
‘Cielo’
Interpretación—Performed by Murcof
Composición—Composed by Fernando Corona
Publicado por—Published by District 6
Cortesía de—Used courtesy of The Leaf Label
Por acuerdo con—By arrangement with Woodwork Music
‘Cuerpo Celeste’
Interpretación—Performed by Murcof
Composición—Composed by Fernando Corona
Publicado por—Published by District 6
Cortesía de—Used courtesy of The Leaf Label
Por acuerdo con—By arrangement with Woodwork Music
‘Blue Monday’
Composición—Composed by Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen
Morris & Bernard Sumner
Interpretación—Performed by New Order
Publicado por—Published by Warner Chappell, Warner Bros.
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Actores—Actors:
El vendedor de arte—The Art dealer: James Franco
La periodista—The Reporter: Maggie Cheung
El subastador—The Auctioneer: Simon de Pury
La trabajadora doméstica—The Houseworker: Mercedes Cabral
El artista—The Artist: Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson
Actores de reparto—Supporting Actors: Ahmed Ali, Hamed Ali
Alzeev, Shahbaz Ali, Ahmed Alkinde, Gill Broderick, Tyrone
Calder, Claire Carter, Xiao Chen, Stephanie Cowland, Roxanne
Gregory, James Heather, Abdul Hakeem, Abdal Isadey, Nasir
Ishaque, Sharif Islam, Hamid Khalaf, Neculai Lupu, Roxana
Lupu Girleanu, Stuart Matthews, Carl Murphy, Michy Nathan,
Laura Ruthnum, Abdul Sattar, Jafar Taj, Mohammed Younis &
Peter Williams.
EL COLECCIONISTA—THE COLLECTOR
Productor—Producer: Tina Pawlik
Productor asociado—Associate Producer: Mark Nash
Director de fotografía—Director of Photography: Nina Kellgren
(BSC)
Edición—Editor: Adam Finch
Fotografía complementaria—Additional Photography: Hákon
Pálsson
Primer asisitente de direccción—1st Assistant Director: Justin
Travers
Asistente de producción—Production Assistant: Bertie Berkeley
Cámara fija—Steadicam: Doug Walshe
Primer asistente de cámara—1st Assistant Camera: Job Reineke
Técnico en imagen digital—DiT: Stephen Nelson
Segundo asistente de cámara—2nd Assistant Camera: Ewan
Mcfarlann
Jefe técnico en iluminación—Gaffer: Mark Holownia
Iluminación—Spark: Kiri Nicholette
Grabación de audio—Sound Recordist: Paul Nathan
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EL SUBASTADOR—THE AUCTIONEER:
Reparto adicional—Additional Cast
Camarógrafo—Cameraman: Matthew Bailey Leonhart
Sonidista—Soundman: Quoc Nguyen
Suplente—Stand In (Simon de Pury): Chris Nightingale
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‘Concurrents’
Escrita e interpretada por—Written & performed by Oren
Ambarchi
Publicada por—Published by Touch Music [MCPS]
‘L’Eclisse’
Escrita e interpretada por—Written & performed by Oren
Ambarchi
Published by Touch Music [MCPS]
‘Connected’
Composición—Composed by Oren Ambarchi
Interpretación—Performed by Oren Ambarchi & Robin Fox
Published by Touch Music [MCPS]
‘Snork’
Compuesta e interpretada por—Composed and performed by
Oren Ambarchi
Publicada por—Published by Touch Music [MCPS]
‘Moving Violation’
Compuesta e interpretada por—Composed and performed by
Oren Ambarchi
Publicada por—Published by Touch Music [MCPS]
‘To Badly’
Compuesta e interpretada por—Composed and performed by
Sharif Sehnaoui
‘Untitled 25’
Compuesta e interpretada por—Composed and performed by
Ryoji Ikeda
‘Ayouha ennayem’
Interpretación—Performed by Asmahan
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Curaduría—Curatorship
Amanda de la Garza
Curador—Curator Studio
Mark Nash
Archivista—Archivist
Manon Schwich
Contador—Accountant
Mustafa Goksel
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No sé si en algún lado se
deba poner a la traductora
del moma que revisó la
traducción.
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