Memory In The Art Of Painting

The material of memory from which we shape our understanding of the present and conceptions of the future is as elusive as the nonstop flow of images pervading,reflecting,and overwriting reality today,leading to a constant revision and superimposition of the narratives that constitute our perception of the world.How memory affects personal and social identity and storytelling.In this context,to discuss current artists such as Luc Tuymans,Susan Weil,and others who are addressing the progressive dissolution of the narratives in which reality is encoded,revealing the deeply fractured and fragmented texture of our time.