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July 28 to August 27, 2017

Concert

Hanne Darboven, Opus 18B


Dia Chelsea

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29/07/2017 15:00 29/07/2017 23:45 America/New_York Hanne Darboven, Opus 18B Event DetailsSaturday, July 29, 2017, 3 pm Dia:Chelsea545 West 22nd StreetNew York City Free with admission. No reservations required.  In conjunction with the installation of Hanne Darboven’s Kulturgeschichte 1880–1983 (Cultural History 1880–1983, 1980–83), Dia Art Foundation presents four performances of Darboven’s musical compositions for double bass. Completed in 1984, Wunschkonzert is both a large-scale visual installation and a four-part musical score for double bass, featuring Opus 17A, Opus 17B, Opus 18A, and Opus 18B. Opus 17A was first presented at the 1996 opening of Cultural History 1880–1983 at Dia Center for the Arts. In addition to Opus 17A, Robert Black, who performed the work in 1996, performs the three companion pieces—Opus 17B, Opus 18A, and Opus 18B. All four concerts take place within the installation at Dia:Chelsea to allow visitors to experience a live performance of Darboven’s musical work within the all-encompassing visual impact of her installation. Robert BlackRobert Black is a musician and composer for the solo double bass who collaborates with actors, artists, composers, dancers, musicians, and technophiles. He is a founding and current member of the musical group Bang on a Can All-Stars. Current projects include a Philip Glass commission for a seven-movement solo partita, which includes recited poetry by seven New York-based musicians and poets, and Possessed, a series of solo improvisatory performances in Utah’s rugged landscape. His CD recordings include State of the Bass (O. O. Discs, 1994), Christian Wolff: Look She Said (Complete Works for Bass) (Mode Records, 2002), Giacinto Scelsi: The Works for Double Bass (Mode Records, 2008), and Modern American Bass (New World Records, 2011), in addition to many recordings for Bang on a Can All-Stars (Cantaloupe Records). Black teaches at the Hartt School at the University of Hartford in Connecticut, Manhattan School of Music in New York, and the Festival Eleazar de Carvalho in Brazil.     Dia Chelsea FALSE DD/MM/YYYY Hanne Darboven, Opus 18B

Members’ Event

Tour of Anne Truitt and Michelle Stuart Installations


Dia Beacon

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05/08/2017 17:45 05/08/2017 19:00 America/New_York Tour of Anne Truitt and Michelle Stuart Installations Event DetailsSaturday, August 5, 2017, 5:45–7 pm  Dia:Beacon3 Beekman StreetBeacon, New York Enjoy a guided tour of Dia:Beacon’s newest installations of recently acquired paintings and sculptures by Anne Truitt and Sayreville Strata Quartet (1976) by Michelle Stuart. For Individual members and above. Join or renew today. RSVP to Irene Koo by August 1 to ikoo@diaart.org or 212 293 5602.      Dia Beacon FALSE DD/MM/YYYY Tour of Anne Truitt and Michelle Stuart Installations

Dia Talks

Jessica Morgan with Mary Heilmann and Laura Owens


Parrish Art Museum

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24/08/2017 17:00 24/08/2017 23:45 America/New_York Jessica Morgan with Mary Heilmann and Laura Owens Event DetailsThursday, August 24, 2017, 5 pm Parrish Art Museum279 Montauk HighwayWater Mill, New York  Free for Dia and Parrish members, children, and students; $12 general admission Space is limited; reservations are strongly encouraged. For tickets, visit Parrish Art Museum. Dia Art Foundation and the Parrish Art Museum will host a conversation between Dia director, Jessica Morgan, and artists Mary Heilmann and Laura Owens. Heilmann’s exhibition, Painting Pictures, is on view at the Dan Flavin Art Institute in Bridgehampton, New York. Owens is a painter and longtime admirer of Heilmann’s work.     Parrish Art Museum FALSE DD/MM/YYYY Jessica Morgan with Mary Heilmann and Laura Owens

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