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Syrian artist Kevork Mourad will create the site-specific immersive installation Memory Gates during a residency at the Cantor Art Gallery in February, which will be on view from March 4 through April 11, 2021.
Syrian artist Kevork Mourad will be in residence at the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery this February, co-sponsored by the College’s Arts Transcending Borders Program, to create the site-specific immersive installation Memory Gates, using his signature style of spontaneous drawing and printmaking techniques. The work, imagined as a series of doors and passageways that visitors can pass through, will explore themes of cultural plurality and collective memory. Memory Gates will be on ... view more »
ADMISSION INFO
Free
Phone: 508-793-3356
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Events Associated with the Exhibition
Mar. 4 | 4 p.m.
Opening Artist’s Talk
Kevork Mourad: Memory Gates
Live streamed on Youtube, Registration requested [link to https://mourad_memory_gates.eventbrite.com]
Join us live on YouTube as artist Kevork Mourad gives a talk in the gallery in conjunction with the opening of his site-specific installation work, Memory Gates, created at the Cantor Art Gallery during his February residency.
Monday, March 8, 4 p.m.
The Destruction of Images (and Images of Their Destruction)
A talk by Aaron Tugendhaft, Bard College, Berlin
Aaron Tugendhaft, a scholar of the ancient Middle East, teaches courses focusing on religion, political philosophy, and the arts at Bard College Berlin. His talk is presented in conjunction with the installation of Memory Gates by Kevork Mourad at the Cantor Art Gallery. He is the author of The Idols of ISIS: From Assyria to the Internet (University of Chicago Press, 2020) exploring the political power of images and the significance of their destruction. Co-sponsored by the McFarland Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture.
Registration at: https://holycross.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KPlXlFQBR26RQiOS6yKGRQ
LOCATION
1 College Street, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA 01610
PARKING INFO
The Cantor Art Gallery is located in the Prior Performing Arts Center, upper campus, next to the Hogan Center, third level, directly above the main entrance to the building.Parking is available directly in front of the building.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, in-gallery visits from off-campus visitors will take place by appointment only. Hours are Tuesday through Friday noon – 5 p.m., with limited Saturday availability. To book an entry time, email prosenbl@holycross.edu or call 508-793-3356. Masks and social distancing practices are required.
