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By TAHLIB
Why do we memorialize? A new altarpiece for St Paul’s Cathedral in London is a video quadriptych of unnamed figures engulfed in flames, doused in water, buried by soil and strung up by the ankles. Installed during a week when death felt close at hand, this digital work "Martyr's" (above) by Bill Viola is my NEWS OF WEEK. Critics predict Viola's universal work will change the future of religious art. During this week, when a family member passed away; 3 shot dead at a Jewish Museum of Belgium; 7 killed in a rampage in California; and a museum opened for 2,977 who died in NYC; we ask, how should art memorialize?
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Gregory A. Disney said…
I think people memorialize to feel connected to the people and events we memorialize. I would love to see this video!
Sun May 25, 04:35:00 PM EDT
Ernest Disney-Britton said…
I agree about connecting and in doing so we may only connect to the part of that life we most admire, and forget the true flaws. That's okay, isn't it?
Sun May 25, 08:58:00 PM EDT
Sarah Adams said…
I agree with the connection, but also wonder if we memorialize because we cannot let go--of the dead, the battle, the love. Perhaps memorials say more about us than we intend.
Mon May 26, 08:22:00 AM EDT
Ernest Disney-Britton said…
Last week, NYTimes cultural critic Ed Rothstein made a similar point in his review of the 9-11 museum. He raised the concern that we were moving from a culture that remembered history for the sake of lessons, to becoming a culture that seeks sentimental experiences regardless of the true history and true lessons.
Tue May 27, 07:34:00 AM EDT
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