Image: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Lyon
The Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University will present ‘Anamnesis: Works by Sergio Suárez’ from September 19, 2026, through January 24, 2027. The exhibition will place prints, sculptures and ceramics by Suárez across the museum’s Indigenous Art of the Americas, Greek and Roman, and Works on Paper galleries in dialogue with its collections.
According to the museum, the exhibition takes its title from the Greek noun anamnesis, which can be translated as “reminiscence.” The presentation will examine the processes through which objects become artifacts, while directing attention to the histories, memories and lives that those objects embody.
Rather than separating Suárez’s work from the museum’s holdings, ‘Anamnesis’ is conceived as a collection-based presentation. The artist’s prints, sculptures and ceramics will be encountered within galleries devoted to distinct areas of the Carlos Museum’s holdings, creating a framework for considering how contemporary works and historical objects can shape one another’s interpretation.
The exhibition will form part of the museum’s fall 2026 programme in Atlanta. The Carlos Museum, located at 571 South Kilgo Circle, is Emory University’s museum and presents exhibitions, collection displays and educational activities spanning art, history and culture. Its public resources include galleries focused on Indigenous art of the Americas, ancient Greek and Roman material, and works on paper.
The museum’s family programming will include activities connected with the exhibition, while remaining separate from the exhibition itself. A Sunday FUNday titled ‘Build Your Own Universe’ is scheduled for October 4, from noon to 4 p.m., and will invite participants to explore layered worlds shaped by memory, history, landscapes and ancient objects before making miniature reliefs with cardboard, found objects, stamps, art reproductions and textured surfaces. A November 1 Sunday FUNday for Día de los Muertos will explore traditions of memory and remembrance in the museum’s collections and in Suárez’s work.
The related ‘Artful Stories’ programme will also begin its fall schedule on September 19 with a reading of Xelena González’s ‘Where Wonder Grows,’ followed by an activity inspired by nature, memories and imagined worlds. The programme is designed for children ages three to six accompanied by an adult, with the September session scheduled from 10 to 11 a.m. ‘Anamnesis: Works by Sergio Suárez’ will remain on view at the Michael C. Carlos Museum through January 24, 2027.
