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Instruments of Memory exhibition at Studio 203


  • Aneesa Shami Studio 3440 Motor Avenue Los Angeles, CA, 90034 United States (map)

Primal Heart, 2020, reclaimed fabric applique. Photo by Cecily Brown.

Curated by Claudia Pretelin, PhD
Includes work by Dana Funaro, B. Neimeth, Aneesa Shami and Patricia Yossen

February 26 - April 30, 2022*

As we construct collective historical narratives from individual experiences we are also connecting place, memory, and self. Memories and their manifestations involve personal and collective experiences, sometimes becoming a form of resistance against omitted stories and historical moments. What are our instruments of memory? How do we use those instruments to memorialize our experiences? Which experiences do we memorialize? This exhibition features the work of four artists based in Los Angeles, CA whose practice explores history, memory, and placemaking in ways that are tied to the diasporic nature of their own personal identity.

*Opening Reception TBD

Later Event: March 20
Art Talk: Art, Materials & Memory