Glossy, oversize pages allow for the presentation of lush imagery in ways that are sharper and more engaging than the pixelated sameness of the Web, says Sharon Gallagher, founder of Artbook / D. (latimes.com)
From his critically acclaimed documentaries Looking for Langston (1989) and BaadAsssss Cinema (2002), to his multi-channel installations Paradise Omeros (2002) and altimore (2003), Julien's work combines dreamlike rhythms and lush imagery in stylized narratives. (artpace.org)
The ghost of Federico Fellini hovers wickedly over The Great Beauty, a fantastic journey around contemporary Rome and a riot of lush imagery juggling past and present, sacred and profane, gorgeous and grotesque. (metacritic.com)