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Home > Art > Take more than a moment to see Memento Park

Take more than a moment to see Memento Park

By Caroline King - December 19, 2010Posted in : Art

Carey Young, Memento Park When: until 29th January 2011 (closed 19 Dec – 5 Jan)

Where: Eastside Projects, 86 Heath Mill Lane, Birmingham B9 4AR

£: Free

What is it?

Eastside Projects presents the debut of Memento Park, a major touring solo show by Carey Young commissioned in conjunction with Cornerhouse, Manchester and mima, Middlesbrough. A new video commission, Memento Park (2010), is central to the exhibition, which surveys a decade of the artist’s practice, including a number of key video works and recent photographic, text and telephone works.

Carey Young’s celebrated and pioneering work focuses on the interconnections between economic systems, legal language and contemporary culture.  Using a variety of media and settings she often uses found tools, language and training processes from the worlds of the multinational corporation and global law firm, altering them to create fictional and absurd scenarios which explore notions of performance, autonomy, criticality and imagination.

More info: Eastside Projects

Tagged With: Carey Young, Eastside Projects, Memento Park, West Midlands

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