Poetics in sexuality

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posted on 11/12/2012
Fourth episode of the series features two works by Isaac Julien

Isaac Julien: Geopoetics, a new series of the Videobrasil on TV program, will feature seven of the artist’s key films on SESCTV, from the seminal Territories (1983) to Derek (2008), paying tribute to this founding father of British independent cinema. In exclusive statements to the program, Isaac Julien comments on the featured films and discusses their main issues.

Episode 4 | Poetics in sexuality

Always having social issues as background, two works examine the relations concerning to desire and culture. The darker side of black is a provocative take on the complex issues of macho rituals, misogyny, homophobia, and glorification of guns in the more radical subgenres of rap and reggae. The Attendant is set in Wilberforce House, a British museum dedicated to the history of slavery. The plot revolves around the sexual fantasies that a young white visitor arouses in a black middle-aged museum attendant.