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February 22 to March 24, 2017

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Members’ Event

Walter De Maria Open House and Film Screening

Wednesday, March 22, 2017, 6–8 pm

Event DetailsWednesday, March 22, 6–8 pmFor individual members and above. Join as a member to attend. The New York Earth Room (1977)141 Wooster Street, New York City The Broken Kilometer (1979)393 West Broadway, New York City Celebrate the fortieth anniversary of Walter De Maria’s The New York Earth Room. De Maria’s two permanent installations in New York City will be open to members after hours. As you visit both sites, join Dia’s curators for a reception and special screenings of the artist’s films Bed of Spikes (1968–69) and Hard Core (1969) at Grand Support café, adjacent to The Broken Kilometer. The screenings will take place at 6:15 and 7:15 pm. Ground Support399 West Broadway, New York City RSVP to Irene Koo by March 17 at ikoo@diaart.org or 212 293 5602.

Dia Talks

Nick Mauss and Ken Okiishi on Hanne Darboven

Tuesday, March 7, 2017, 6:30 pm
Dia Chelsea

Artists on Artists Lecture Series

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Event DetailsTuesday, March 7, 2017, 6:30 pm Dia:Chelsea535 West 22nd Street, 5th FloorNew York City Prior to the lecture, Dia:Chelsea will offer extended viewing hours until 6:30 pm for Hanne Darboven and Kishio Suga installations located at 541–545 West 22nd Street in New York City. Free for Dia members; $10 general admission; $6 admission for students and seniors Advance ticket purchases recommended. Tickets are also available for purchase at the door, subject to availability. Nick Mauss was born in New York City in 1980. Mauss has a forthcoming solo exhibition at the Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art, Portugal, in 2017. Ken Okiishi was born in Ames, Iowa, in 1978. Okiishi’s most recent solo exhibition, Solar/Data/Matter: Sobreteixims i escultures, 1972, 1968, 2016, 1978, was presented at Fundació Gaspar, Barcelona, in 2016.

Concert

Hanne Darboven, Opus 17B

Saturday, March 18, 2017, 3 pm
Dia Chelsea

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Event DetailsSaturday, March 18, 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.

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