Saturday, January 09 to January 12
Fridman Gallery
287 Spring St, New York, NY 10013
Fridman Gallery presents the inaugural edition of The New Ear Festival of sound and performance. This year’s program:
Jan. 9 (Saturday) — Phill Niblock, the NY premiere of a new guitar piece with David First + screening of “The Movement of Phill Niblock” (2015) directed by Maurits Wouters, a documentary portrait of Phill Niblock, made over a span of 5 years in 7 cities in Europe and America.
Jan. 10 (Sunday) — Cecilia Lopez video/sound installation on view 12-8pm
Jan. 11 (Monday) — CT::SWaM presents an evening of spatial sound pieces by Merche Blasco, Patrick Franke, Gordon Minette + Kamron Saniee (demo) and Michael Musick. The three sets were specifically produced for an 8-channel speaker system. The sets will be accompanied by a panel talk about audible space and multi-channel sound.
Jan. 12 (Tuesday) — Kevin Beasley: Listening Room with Taja R. Cheek, Eli Keszler, Malik Gaines and Yulan Grant
(suggested donation, tickets not required)
The festival MC, art critic in drag Mona Chromatic, will introduce each artist’s oeuvre in the broader historical context. Mona will showcase her unique blend of whip-smart satire, scholarly depth, appreciation of the sublime, and oratory flare.
For more information and tickets visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/