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MEMWARS (2016–19)
MEMWARS (2016–19)
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The Exact Moment (MemWars), 2018–19
mixed media on paper
30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.9 cm)

A deeply personal reflection, MemWars (2016) is a multi-channel video installation that demystifies the origins of Allen’s songs through stories recounted by him and Jo Harvey. The installation is accompanied by a spate of related drawings (2018-19) that layer images with collaged texts.

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The Gorilla Girl (MemWars), 2018–19
mixed media on paper
30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.9 cm)

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Wolfman of del Rio (MemWars), 2018–19
mixed media on paper
30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.9 cm)

“It’s a sequence of about nine stories. Each of them kind of lead to the making of a song. How songs come about, stories of people I knew from childhood, relatives, incidents. Things that somehow ended up being a song, and stories that talk about the idea that some songs don’t become what they really are until something happens after the songs is written. Takes them a while to become what they are.”
– Terry Allen

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MemWars, 2016 (video still)
Image courtesy of the artist and David Aubrey/Lightningwood Pictures 

MemWars, 2016 (video still)
Image courtesy of the artist and David Aubrey/Lightningwood Pictures 

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Terry Allen: The Exact Moment it Happens in the West
26 June – 28 September 2019

Terry Allen: The Exact Moment it Happens in the West 26 June – 28 September 2019

Terry Allen: The Exact Moment it Happens in the West 26 June – 28 September 2019

Terry Allen: The Exact Moment it Happens in the West 26 June – 28 September 2019