Memento mori, Latin for “Remember your Mortality” has provided inspiration for artists for centuries. Even in the twenty-first century, ways of coping with the shadow of death continues to haunt aesthetic imaginations. The works in this exhibit explore the themes of mortality, mourning, remembrance, and memory.
Including 2-D, 3-D, video, and performance works by:
Ronni Komarow
Alla Lazebnik
Benjamin Louis Aron
Grace Nicklin
Emily Sandagata
Angelika Festa
Liz Roncka
Ruth Rosner
Anita Clearfield
Elizabeth Ellen
Matthew Milo Sergi and Ara Glenn-Johanson
Merli Guerra
Kimberleigh Allen Holman
Luisha Hua
Deborah Lake Fortson
Jimena Bermejo-Black
Jung Jun-Yung
Cathy Nolan Vinčević
Sandy Huckleberry
EL Putnam
*This exhibit is being presented in honor of Michael Victor Conena (Oct. 4, 1925 - Aug. 17, 2011) and Bertha L. Conena (April 20, 1927 - July 8, 2011)
Wed Oct 19, 2011 - Sun Oct 23, 2011
Gallery Hours: Wednesday 3 to 7 pm; Thursday 5 to 8 pm (coincides with MAG Catherine Tutter's torah walk - there will also be refreshments available this evening); Friday, Saturday, Sunday 2 to 6 pm
Performance Events: 7 to 10 pm Friday and Saturday, Sunday 2 to 5 pm
Suggested donation: $10
Friday Performers: Merli Guerra, Luisha Hua, Kimberleigh Allen Holman, and Sandy Huckleberry
Saturday Performers: Jung Jun-Yung. Matthew Milo Sergi and Ara Glenn-Johanson, and EL Putnam
Sunday Reading/Performance: Angelika Festa
55 Norfolk St
Cambridge, MA
Comments
I'm really glad to have been
I'm really glad to have been a part of this show- what a great experience! Saturday night's performances were incredible.
Memento Mori
I am honored to have had my sculpture in this evocative show. And thank you for the readings from Angela Festa's CCSE Writer's Group. They were powerful, inspiring, provocative.
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