Muse 'til Midnight 2012: Listen to Art
LACMA becomes a sonic adventure when Muse ’til Midnight fills the museum’s modern and contemporary galleries with tailor-made soundtracks performed or arranged by various DJs and musicians. This exclusive, after-hours exploration of sound includes both amplified and “silent” music.
LACMA | Tickets: $20 Muse members, $30 LACMA members, $40 general admission | Tickets include admission, parking, and two drink tickets redeemable for Omer. Traditional Blond, Bunnamagoo Estate Wines, and Diabolo sparkling refreshments | Tickets: 323 857-6010 or purchase online
LINE-UP OF SPACES, ART, AND MUSIC
BP GRAND ENTRANCE
CHRIS BURDEN'S URBAN LIGHT
SOUND ARTISTS: DUBLAB SOUNDSYSTEM & GEOGRAPHER
MORPHO (DJ set) | 8:30–9pm
Dublab DJ Morpho dials your ears into the right wavelength with an opening set on the stage in front of Urban Light.
GEOGRAPHER (live) | 9–10pm
Called one of the “undiscovered bands you need to hear now” by SPIN, Geographer has risen from the ranks of the unknown with their incredible live shows filled with beautiful, haunting melodies. The backdrop of Chris Burden’s Urban Light will make their LACMA set especially spectacular.
DUBLAB SOUNDSYSTEM (DJ sets) | 10pm–12:30am
Experience a dance party like never before! A rotation of two DJs at a time will perform simultaneous dance-focused sets. Using the two-channel Silent Frisco headphone system you can choose the DJ you want to listen to at any moment. Enjoy a wide spectrum of Future Roots music fine-tuned to get you moving.
BCAM: LEVEL 1, EAST
INSTALLATION: RICHARD SERRA'S BAND
SOUND ARTISTS: JOSEPH HAMMER & NANNY CANTALOUPE
Richard Serra’s Band sculpture is perfectly paired with masterful, live magnetic tape manipulation by Joseph Hammer & Nanny Cantaloupe.
BCAM: LEVEL 1, WEST
INSTALLATION: CHRIS BURDEN'S METROPOLIS II
SOUND ARTIST: DAEDELUS
Daedelus performs a live, action-oriented score for the energetic zoom and bustle of Metropolis II.
BCAM: ELEVATOR
INSTALLATION: BARBARA KRUGER'S UNTITLED (SHAFTED)
SOUND ARTIST: DIVA
Diva activates the BCAM elevator with a luminous, live sound experience. As you move up and down she will help you project far out.
BCAM – LEVEL 2, WEST
INSTALLATION: SHARON LOCKHART | NOA ESHKOL
SOUND ARTIST: SILENT SERVANT
Silent Servant is one of the most renowned sound-wave creators in the minimal techno scene. He will offer a mesmerizing re-scoring of this elegant video dance installation.
BCAM – LEVEL 2, EAST
INSTALLATION: THE SUN AND OTHER STARS: KATY GRANNAN AND CHARLIE WHITE
SOUND ARTIST: PURO INSTINCT
The sisters of Puro Instinct create a mixtape custom made for the pink blast of the tween scene presented in Charlie White’s gallery of the installation.
BCAM: LEVEL 3, WEST
INSTALLATION: MICHAEL HEIZER: ACTUAL SIZE
SOUND ARTISTS: LUCKY DRAGONS
Lucky Dragons use their custom built “rock” instruments and electronics to create a spontaneous soundtrack for this majestic installation featuring monolithic rock formations.
AHMANSON: LEVEL 1, SOUTH
INSTALLATION: ART OF THE PACIFIC
SOUND ARTISTS: FROSTY & JAKE VIATOR
An interactive sound installation by Frosty and Jake Viator conjuring an Oceanic voyage though the South Pacific Islands.
AHMANSON: LEVEL 2, NORTH
INSTALLATION: MODERN ART
SOUND ARTISTS: MIGUEL ATWOOD-FERGUSON & MARK DE CLIVE-LOWE
Miguel Atwood-Ferguson & Mark de Clive-Lowe bring their virtuosity to resonate beautifully in tune with LACMA’s permanent modern art collection. Enjoy live performances of viola and keys winding their way through vivid fx chains.
AHMANSON: LEVEL 2, SOUTH
INSTALLATION: GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM
SOUND ARTISTS: TURQUOISE WISDOM & THE GOETHE-INSTITUT LOS ANGELES
Dublab DJ Turquoise Wisdom mixes selections from the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles Media Lounge to create a soundtrack for LACMA’s German Expressionism Collection.
Muse 'til Midnight is supported by Artisinal Imports, Omer. Traditional Blond, and Bunnamagoo Estate Wines.
