For the next edition of the Fresh Paint series Subtleism, Chief Curator Laura Mott pairs a new body of work with Neha Vedpathak with works by Agnes Martin, one of her seminal influences. Join us for a gallery performance highlighting the durational meditative quality of the works with music that uses the technique of plucking for stringed instruments.
Vedpathak’s minimalist works are created using a process she calls “plucking,” a durational, meditative process of very slowly pulling apart paper, completely transforming it. Plucking is a term also used in music, primarily with stringed instruments, a technique used by cultures all over the world which takes hours of practice to master, manual dexterity and determination. A practice of intimate durational relationship between artist and technique.
Our series of the same name “Plucking” invites artists to play acoustically within North Gallery in the exhibition to pluck away at their craft in a durational meditative sense on select Saturday afternoons. Audiences will be provided with floor pillows and be encouraged to come and go, staying as long as they are moved to, to experience the performances (but not encouraging a concrete seated audience for the whole period).
For our first performance in this series, Chris Peters, Dave Hurley and Gretchen Gonzales (Battle Elf) will produce soundscapes of human experience. Like the rushing rivers of traffic jams, the fuzzy guitar meditations of Peters and Gonzales anchored by Hurley’s arrhythmic heart-beating percussion take you on a cosmic journey.
No Registration is required for this performance
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