Isaac Julien
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Isaac Julien is a British artist and filmmaker known for his visually rich, politically engaged works exploring race, sexuality, and diaspora, and as a key figure associated with the New Queer Cinema movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Isaac Julien canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Isaac Julien Context triple: [New Queer Cinema, hasNotableDirector, Isaac Julien]
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A.
Douglas Gordon
Douglas Gordon is a Scottish contemporary artist renowned for his conceptual video and film installations that explore themes of memory, time, and psychological tension.
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B.
Jonathan Glazer
Jonathan Glazer is a British filmmaker and screenwriter known for his visually distinctive, psychologically intense films such as "Sexy Beast," "Birth," and "Under the Skin."
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C.
Hollis Frampton
Hollis Frampton was an influential American avant-garde filmmaker, photographer, and theorist known for his structurally rigorous and intellectually driven experimental films.
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D.
William Oldroyd
William Oldroyd is a British film and theatre director best known for his critically acclaimed 2016 period drama film "Lady Macbeth."
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E.
Mike Figgis
Mike Figgis is a British film director, screenwriter, and composer best known for his innovative, often experimental work in cinema, including the acclaimed film "Leaving Las Vegas."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Isaac Julien Target entity description: Isaac Julien is a British artist and filmmaker known for his visually rich, politically engaged works exploring race, sexuality, and diaspora, and as a key figure associated with the New Queer Cinema movement.
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A.
Douglas Gordon
Douglas Gordon is a Scottish contemporary artist renowned for his conceptual video and film installations that explore themes of memory, time, and psychological tension.
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B.
Jonathan Glazer
Jonathan Glazer is a British filmmaker and screenwriter known for his visually distinctive, psychologically intense films such as "Sexy Beast," "Birth," and "Under the Skin."
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C.
Hollis Frampton
Hollis Frampton was an influential American avant-garde filmmaker, photographer, and theorist known for his structurally rigorous and intellectually driven experimental films.
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D.
William Oldroyd
William Oldroyd is a British film and theatre director best known for his critically acclaimed 2016 period drama film "Lady Macbeth."
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E.
Mike Figgis
Mike Figgis is a British film director, screenwriter, and composer best known for his innovative, often experimental work in cinema, including the acclaimed film "Leaving Las Vegas."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artist
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director ⓘ filmmaker ⓘ installation artist ⓘ person ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ video artist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Royal Academy of Arts membership
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Turner Prize nomination ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1960-02-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Central Saint Martins
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Saint Martin's School of Art ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Black British ⓘ |
| familyName | Julien ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
contemporary art
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experimental film ⓘ film ⓘ installation art ⓘ queer cinema ⓘ video art ⓘ |
| givenName | Isaac ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Black British cultural studies
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Frantz Fanon ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Black identity
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diaspora ⓘ migration ⓘ queer identity ⓘ race ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| movement | New Queer Cinema ⓘ |
| name | Isaac Julien ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor | visually rich, politically engaged moving-image installations ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Baltimore
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Fantôme Afrique ⓘ
linked to:
L'Afrique fantôme
Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask ⓘ
linked to:
Black Skin, White Masks
Lessons of the Hour ⓘ Looking for Langston ⓘ Once Again... (Statues Never Die) ⓘ Playtime ⓘ Ten Thousand Waves ⓘ The Long Road to Mazatlán ⓘ Vagabondia ⓘ Western Union: Small Boats ⓘ What Freedom Is To Me ⓘ Young Soul Rebels ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London
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linked to:
London, England
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor at Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design
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professor at University of the Arts London ⓘ professor of media art ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London
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linked to:
London, England
United Kingdom ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Isaac Julien Description of subject: Isaac Julien is a British artist and filmmaker known for his visually rich, politically engaged works exploring race, sexuality, and diaspora, and as a key figure associated with the New Queer Cinema movement.
Referenced by (4)
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