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Royal NoneSuch Gallery

November 6 - November 30, 2009

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4231 Telegraph Avenue Oakland, CA 94609
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Opening Reception: Friday, November 6, 2009, 7-10 p.m. Gallery Hours: Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, 6-8:30 p.m., or e-mail for special hours. Remembering is a circular act that weaves between the past and present. As memories are formed when they are remembered, and reinvented as they are created, the boundary between now and then is revealed as fluid and elusive. However, with this understanding of memory’s instability comes the ingrained knowledge and feeling of permanence in who we are and what we have experienced. In Everything I was I became in memory, artists Kevin Parks Hauser and Carrie Hott have each created work that visually manifests the act of remembering in order to make the abstract tangible and the indefinable concrete, all while emphasizing the ephemeral nature of looking back. Kevin Parks Hauser explores the role of adolescent memory in present formations of so-called adult identity while Carrie Hott wonders what motivates our need to create records of the past and the forms those records may take. Kevin Parks Hauser is a queer artist that grew up in Texas and lives in San Francisco. Through photography, painting, and performance, Hauser’s work explores notions of identity and gender, both personal and universal, in relationship to visual culture. Carrie Hott grew up in Arizona and lives in Oakland. She uses a variety of media, including painting, drawing, and installation, to investigate contemporary methods of creating connectedness and fulfillment in daily life. Royal NoneSuch Gallery is a North Oakland alternative art and community event space that specializes in art-based experience. Its mission is to offer multi-sensory events and experiences to the local community, while supporting local artists through teaching and exhibition opportunities. Visitors can expect to see, touch, hear, taste, learn, and participate. Royal NoneSuch Gallery 4231 Telegraph Ave Oakland, CA 94609