Playtime

Isaac Julien's multi-screen film installations and photographs incorporate varied artistic disciplines to create a poetic and unique visual language. His film "Playtime" explores current debates on the relationships between capital, the art world, and the individual.

The work consists of three chapters, each devoted to a city defined by its own relation to capital: London, a metropolis transformed by the deregulation of banks and a center of the commercial art world; Reykjavik, where the 2008 financial crisis began; and Dubai, one of the Middle East's fastest-growing financial markets.

"Playtime" follows five main characters identified as The Collector, The Houseworker, The Artist, The Auctioneer, and The Reporter, examining the ways in which these diverse subjects are entangled in capital and implicated in the global financial crisis. For Midnight Moment, filmmaker and installation artist Isaac Julien created a three-minute visual impression of the full-length film, showcasing the diversity of landscape as highlighted by exceptional color and shot with 4K technology.

Presented by Times Square Advertising Coalition
Curated by Times Square Arts
Presented in partnership with Metro Pictures