Join VMFA’s Valerie Cassel Oliver, Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, for a discussion of Isaac Julien’s work “Lesson of the Hour—Frederick Douglass”. In Decoding Lessons of the Hour, Cassel Oliver unravels the symbolism embedded in this 10-screen film installation, enabling viewers to deepen their understanding of Douglass’s words in relation to his life and our contemporary selves. IMAGE: “J. P. Ball Studio 1867, Douglass (Lessons of the Hour)”, 2019, Isaac Julien (British, born 1960), framed photograph on gloss inkjet paper mounted on aluminum. © the artist. Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro.