Lament of the Images, 2002

Alfredo Jaar
Lament of the Images, 2002
3 illuminated texts
Light screen
500 x 250 x 800 cm
Installation view
Collection Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark and the Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA.
Reproduced by Sharjah Art Foundation
Photo by Alfredo Rubio

Artist Statement

Lament of the Images is a philosophical essay on representation
Lament of the Images is a poetic meditation on what is seen and what is not
Lament of the Images is an attempt to make visible the invisible
Lament of the Images is a search for light in the darkness
Lament of the Images is a lament of the images
-Alfredo Jaar


2011

This project was part of Sharjah Biennial 10

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Lament of the Images

Alfredo Jaar
2002

3 illuminated texts
Light screen
500 x 250 x 800 cm
Installation view
Collection Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark and the Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA.
Reproduced by Sharjah Art Foundation
Photo by Alfredo Rubio

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Lament of the Images

Alfredo Jaar
2002

3 illuminated texts
Light screen
500 x 250 x 800 cm
Detail view
Collection Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark and the Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA.
Reproduced by Sharjah Art Foundation
Photo by Alfredo Rubio

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