Janet Biggs: Echo of the Unknown

January 16 - March 21,2015

Drawing from the effects of Alzheimer’s on her family members, artist Janet Biggs’ installations combine video, sound, and objects to explore the role of memory and the construction of identity.

Opening: January 16, 2015 | 7-9 pm

Lecture: January 28, 2015 | 12-2 pm
Dr. Jason Eriksen discusses research into Alzheimer's Disease drug interventions, with the conversation continuing over complimentary lunch.

Lecture: February 19, 2015 | 12-1 pm
Novelist Dr. Lisa Genova, neuroscientist and author of "Still Alice" at Cullen Performance Hall. Reservations required.

Panel: February 17, 2015 | 4-5 pm
Memory & Identity: Five Writers Talk about the Difficult & Dynamic Relationship Between the Two, with with Peter Turchi; Lacy M. Johnson; Nancy Pearson; Jameelah Lang; & David Stuart MacLean.

Lecture: February 25, 2015 | 12-1 pm
“Your Brain On Art: Understanding The Brain In Creative Action and Context” with Jose L. “Pepe” Contreras-Vidal.

Lecture: March 10, 2015 | 3-4 pm
"The Serious Search for an Anti-Aging Pill" with Dr. Dan O'Connor, Dr. Donald Ingram, and Dr. Felipe Sierra. UC Ballroom

Artist talk: March 12, 2015 | 6-8 pm
Janet Biggs presents videos and engages in conversation with curators Janet Phelps and Todd DeShields Smith. Glassell School of Art, Freed Auditorium.

Performance: April 16, 2015 | 9-10 pm
"If Ever I Would Leave You" performance by multimedia artist Janet Biggs presented at Project Row Houses, in conjunction with the Blaffer exhibition and CounterCurrent festival.

Blaffer Art Museum 120 University of Houston Fine Arts Building
Houston, TX 77204-4018
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