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Lost Past places the history of the 'Great War' and the city of Ypres in a contemporary perspective. Within this context, 15 artists present their vision on the past, forgetfulness, remembrance, memory, and the need for memorialization. Curator Moritz Küng describes his selections and presents works by: * Becky Allen 5USA) * Lara Almarcegui (E) * Pierre Bismuth (F) * David Claerbout (B) * Rineke Dijkstra (NL) * Dora Garcia (E) * Felix Gonzalez-Torres (Cu/USA) * Ann Veronica Janssens (B) * Jan Kempenaers (B) * Guillaume Leblon (F) * Willem Oorebeek (NL) * Allen Ruppersberg (USA) * Gregor Schneider (D) * Yael Seggev (Isr) * Cerith Wyn Evans (UK) Art historian Mark Kremer brings the war-experience-machine to a momentary standstill, and cultural philosopher Lieven De Cauter gives a re-reading of Walter Benjamin's last text, 'On the Concept of History'