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I’m humbled and honored to be music directing some absolutely BEA*U*TIFUL music by @tamar_kali and @carlhancockrux at the @parkavearmory this Saturday. Part of a larger convening on American democracy, our presentation opens the proceedings.
For those interested, here is some more information:
What do monuments ask us to remember? What do they leave out? And what happens when we look beyond the official record?
Following “Now Is the Time: Artists Go To Work – Part I,” this day-long gathering on Saturday, October 3 from 12:30pm–8:00pm continues the Armory’s year-long reckoning with what remains unfinished in American democracy, turning its attention to monuments and the stories they preserve, obscure, and shape.
In the Veterans Room, @tamar_kali and @carlhancockrux preview “The Swann,” their chamber opera about William Dorsey Swann, a formerly enslaved man who hosted underground drag balls in 1880s Washington, DC. “The Search for Common Ground” brings together @mollycrabapple, @lauraraicovich, and @miguelluciano_ny to consider monuments and belonging, while @studio_and, Amanda Williams, and @sysclark explore the possibilities and limits of the archive.
Throughout the afternoon and evening, @ocdchinatown presents live readings of more than two dozen original and historical manifestos with readers including Claudia Rankine, Vivian Gornick, @spaceprincejulio, Sarah Schulman, @morgankindof, @nileharris, Nuar Alsadir, New Red Order,
and others. Readers are sharing original writing as well as historical manifestos, all in relation to the question of how artists and intellectuals can respond to this moment in history. Curated by Hannah Baer and @liutasmvh.
Also on view: “Change My Mind,” an exhibition by the Park Avenue Armory Youth Corps.
The day culminates with a session designed by @carriemaeweems, featuring a keynote conversation
with historian Aliza Wong, guest artist presentations, and “Monumental Impulses,” a closing concert by @vijayiyer and Wadada Leo Smith.
🔗 For tickets and more information, visit the link in the Armory’s profile.
(📷: Cover image: “Modernism — Mussolini’s Rome” (2006). Photography: C
For those interested, here is some more information:
What do monuments ask us to remember? What do they leave out? And what happens when we look beyond the official record?
Following “Now Is the Time: Artists Go To Work – Part I,” this day-long gathering on Saturday, October 3 from 12:30pm–8:00pm continues the Armory’s year-long reckoning with what remains unfinished in American democracy, turning its attention to monuments and the stories they preserve, obscure, and shape.
In the Veterans Room, @tamar_kali and @carlhancockrux preview “The Swann,” their chamber opera about William Dorsey Swann, a formerly enslaved man who hosted underground drag balls in 1880s Washington, DC. “The Search for Common Ground” brings together @mollycrabapple, @lauraraicovich, and @miguelluciano_ny to consider monuments and belonging, while @studio_and, Amanda Williams, and @sysclark explore the possibilities and limits of the archive.
Throughout the afternoon and evening, @ocdchinatown presents live readings of more than two dozen original and historical manifestos with readers including Claudia Rankine, Vivian Gornick, @spaceprincejulio, Sarah Schulman, @morgankindof, @nileharris, Nuar Alsadir, New Red Order,
and others. Readers are sharing original writing as well as historical manifestos, all in relation to the question of how artists and intellectuals can respond to this moment in history. Curated by Hannah Baer and @liutasmvh.
Also on view: “Change My Mind,” an exhibition by the Park Avenue Armory Youth Corps.
The day culminates with a session designed by @carriemaeweems, featuring a keynote conversation
with historian Aliza Wong, guest artist presentations, and “Monumental Impulses,” a closing concert by @vijayiyer and Wadada Leo Smith.
🔗 For tickets and more information, visit the link in the Armory’s profile.
(📷: Cover image: “Modernism — Mussolini’s Rome” (2006). Photography: C
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