Convened in conjunction with the presentation of Steve McQueen’s Bass (2024) at Dia Beacon, this symposium brings together artists and scholars to reflect on the work’s aesthetic and political resonances. Invited speakers Solveig Nelson, Michael E. Veal, and Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa address the immersive installation through ideas of image-making and abstraction, music and reverberation, and representations of Black life and culture, while situating it in the context of McQueen’s past works. Afterward, writer Zoë Hopkins moderates a group discussion between the speakers.