Isaac Julien: The Baer Faxt Live from London 2025

About this episode

Isaac Julien discusses his journey and the intersection of personal history with cultural narratives.

Sir Isaac Julien CBE RA, filmmaker and installation artist, sat down with The Baer Faxt’s Founder and CEO Josh Baer for the second edition of The Baer Faxt Live from London 2025, recorded live during Frieze week.Tune in to hear insights from Isaac Julien on how personal history intersects with larger cultural narratives—from soul, fashion, philosophy to 1990s New York—and his own journey from an art school student to a world class, institutionally recognized (and recently knighted!) filmmaker and artist.The Baer Faxt Live from London 2025 is sponsored by London’s Mount St. Restaurant. For more information, visit mountstrestaurant.comThis conversation was broadcast on October 17th, 2025.

People in this episode

Host: Josh Baer

Guest: Isaac Julien

Topics covered

• art
• filmmaking
• cultural narratives
• personal history
• installation art
• fashion
• philosophy

Keywords

• Isaac Julien
• Josh Baer
• art
• filmmaking
• Frieze week
• Mount St. Restaurant
• cultural narratives
• 1990s New York

Sponsors

Mount St. Restaurant

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Baer Faxt

Places: London, 1990s New York

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