Jonas Mekas Exhibition at Palazzo della Ragione, Bergamo
An exhibition of works by Lithuanian-born artist Jonas Mekas (1922) is on view at Palazzo della Ragione in Bergamo. The show explores the convergence of cinematic language and memory through moving images. A key installation, "In An Instant It All Came Back To Me," serves as a transparent photo album, compiling excerpts from "Birth of a Nation" and "To New York With Love"—works originally extracted from Mekas's films. The fragmented narrative of "The Seasons," a double projection following the flow of New York seasons, evokes memory's mechanisms: images appear vivid and colorful for an instant, then fade. The exhibition attempts to give concrete form to memory, beyond the fragility of film.
Key facts
- Jonas Mekas (born 1922 in Semeniškiai, Lithuania) is the featured artist.
- The exhibition is held at Palazzo della Ragione in Bergamo.
- The show focuses on the relationship between cinematic language and memory.
- "In An Instant It All Came Back To Me" is a central installation, described as a transparent photo album.
- The installation includes works "Birth of a Nation" and "To New York With Love."
- "The Seasons" is a double projection about the flow of New York seasons.
- The exhibition was reported by Arianna Testino for Artribune in March 2018.
- The works aim to give concrete form to memory, beyond the insidiousness of film.
Entities
Artists
- Jonas Mekas
Institutions
- Palazzo della Ragione
- Artribune
Locations
- Bergamo
- Italy
- Semeniškiai
- Lithuania
- New York