Memento Mori
Extracting Profound Meaning from Art
Guided Meditation and Public Talk at Nasher Sculpture Center
You may have heard someone ask, "Does life imitate art? Or does art imitate life?" But when have you heard an inversion of that question - a prompt where art reminds us of our own mortality? "Remember that you have to die." This is the meaning of memento mori.
Gen Kelsang Wangpo will be giving a thematic talk at Nasher Sculpture Museum, reflecting on the exhibit of Bruce Nauman: Identical, which takes on the trope of memento mori through its intimate ties to creation, death, and remembrance.
Drawing from traditional Buddhist presentations of meditation, Gen Wangpo will present a powerful way of reflecting on death and our own mortality. If we know how to focus our attention on our own mortality we will see that our perspective of life is altered in a meaningful and beneficial way.
Join us for this special lecture and guided meditations. Let go of the age old question about the imitations between art and life, and instead find the importance of a moment where we allow our own mortality to be expressed.
Everyone Welcome!
Schedule
11:30am - 12:45pm Guided Meditation and Public Talk
1:00pm - 1:30pm Guided Exhibit Tour
Cost
Non-Members - $25
KMC Texas Members - $20 (email registration@meditationintexas.org for promo code)
Nasher Sculpture Center Members - $20
Admission to the exhibit is included with this event.
Parking is not included. Available parking options:
DMA Underground Garage: Parking is available in the adjacent Dallas Museum of Art underground garage (accessible from Harwood Street or St. Paul Street) for a flat public daily rate.
Street Meters: Metered parking spaces can be found along Harwood, Olive, Ross, and the Woodall Rodgers service road.
Commercial Garages & Surface Lots: Independent paid garages are located throughout the Dallas Arts District, including facilities along Pearl Street, Olive Street, and San Jacinto Street.
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