I FORGET TO FORGET

Tony Albert, Daniel Boyd, Andrea Fisher, Helen Johnson, Jonathan Jones, Reko Rennie

Curated by Stephen Gilchrist

October 16th - November 21st 2009 | CCAS Goman

The interrogative practices of the artists in I forget to forget serve to both expose and assist in the recovery from the cultural and racial problems that continue to unsettle contemporary Australia. Creating works of art that resonate with cultural memory, the artists critically reflect on history and how it configures the present.

These creative excursions into the past demonstrate a determination to remember and a devotional struggle to bear witness. The mantra-like exhibition title reaffirms this personal commitment. (Stephen Gilchrist, 2009).

Image: Tony Albert, Exotic Other, 2009, vintage ephemera and vinyl