Photo by Henry Ng
Please join us for Luminous Being, a multisensory musical performance at 48 Walker Street on December 10, 2024. This performance is presented in conjunction with These Days, Alexandre da Cunha’s first exhibition with the gallery. This evening is presented as part of the gallery's ongoing Art in Conversation program, a series of events that facilitate unexpected encounters between art and music.
Entry at 6 PM, performance begins promptly at 6:30 PM. RSVP recommended, $20 suggested donation with all proceeds directed toward the performers.
Alexandre da Cunha’s sculptures and wall-mounted works uncover the poetry and beauty of everyday objects, liberating them from their cultural uses even as he draws forth their essential connections with patterns of consumption and labor. da Cunha has referred to his practice as ‘pointing’ as opposed to ‘making’. For da Cunha, the idea of ‘pointing’ is akin to the work of a theater director or choreographer activating different elements – which are like actors – creating new and exciting interactions and possibilities. Much like bodies in conversation with one another through touch, movement, and dance, da Cunha’s monumental precast concrete sculptures play off one another’s physical and environmental qualities to manifest a sense of flux, despite their conspicuous solidity.
Luminous Being is a multi sensory performance for solo violin and sound responsive light art created by violinist Audrey Wright and artist Geoff Robertson, interweaving classical repertoire spanning the 12th through 21st centuries with Wright’s original music and arrangements for a magical, poetic, and playful exploration into the connections between sound, light, and technology. For the performance Wright adorns a bespoke garment of wearable light art created by Robertson, embodying a luminous being of colors, shapes, and sounds.
Part solo recital, part installation, and part theater distilled into one unique and intimate space, Luminous Being is a collective experience that transports and illuminates. This program lasts approximately one hour long and is performed without intermission. Please be advised that this performance contains moving lights and patterns, which may not be suitable for individuals sensitive to light effects.