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The Lining of Forgetting: Internal and External Memory in Art

The Lining of Forgetting: Internal and External Memory in Art

Presented by Austin Museum of Art at Austin Museum of Art - Downtown (AMOA-Downtown)

May 30-August 9, 2009

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The Lining of Forgetting

explores the ways we remember, both as individuals and collectively, and highlights how we mostly forget, rewrite and fabricate memory. The exhibition features sculpture, photography, work on paper, installation, video and computer-generated works by fourteen artists of international scope, including Edgar Arceneaux, Deborah Aschheim, Louise Bourgeois, Janice Caswell, John Coplans, Pablo Helguera, Emma Kay, Dinh Q. Lê, Scott Lyall, David Rokeby, Mungo Thomson, Cody Trepte, Kerry Tribe, and Rachel Whiteread. The title of the exhibition is inspired by the narrative of French filmmaker Chris Marker’s

Sans Soleil

(1983): “I will have spent my life trying to understand the function of remembering, which is not the opposite of forgetting, but rather its lining.” This film, and others by Marker, reveal how memory is inconsistent and, thus, should never be mistaken for a manifestation of the past; rather, every time a memory is articulated it changes and shows itself linked to both the past and the future.

 

 

 



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      Austin Museum of Art - Downtown (AMOA-Downtown)

      823 Congress Avenue
      Austin, TX 78701

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      Tickets: AMOA Members Free, Adults $5, Seniors/Students $4, Under 12 Free, Tuesday $1, First Saturday Pay What You Wish

      Info Phone: 512.495.9224

    • Dates & Times

      Dates:
      May 30-August 9, 2009

      Times:
      Tues. - Sat. 10 - 6, Thurs. 10 - 8, Sun. Noon - 5, Closed Mondays and Holidays

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      • Event Name: The Lining of Forgetting: Internal and External Memory in Art
        4 out of 5 stars rating "Wishing I had remembered to see the show earlier!"
        Review posted by: Contessa from Austin, TX USA, Aug 11, 2009

        I didn't end up seeing this exhibit until the last weekend before take down. Truly wishing that I had seen it earlier and seen it often! It will remain in my MEMORY for a long time! Emma Kay's... Expand

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        4 out of 5 stars rating "Wishing I had remembered to see the show earlier!"
        Review posted by: Contessa from Austin, TX USA, Aug 11, 2009

        I didn't end up seeing this exhibit until the last weekend before take down. Truly wishing that I had seen it earlier and seen it often! It will remain in my MEMORY for a long time! Emma Kay's... Expand

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