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Podcast: EMPIRE LINES
Episode: Chorus in Rememory of Flight, Julianknxx (2023) (EMPIRE LINES x Barbican)
Description: Curator Eleanor Nairne traces the migrations of contemporary artist Julianknxx, as he travels between European port cities, and back to the Barbican in London, collaborating with Black choirs and musicians.
Sierra Leonian artist Julianknxx challenges stereotypes around African art, history, and culture through the lens of his personal experiences. Crossing the boundaries between poetry and music, audio and visual art, his new multichannel installation at the Barbican is born out of a year of travelling over four thousand kilometres across Europe, from Berlin to Barcelona, in a process of collaboration and ‘active listening’ with Black choirs and coll...