Ash Fure opens ANIMAL [a listening gym] at Pioneer Works this Saturday. The show transforms the Main Hall into a sensory circuit built from repurposed gym equipment. I am building Saturday around the opening. Earlier in the week, Lambkin performs a Roulette commission Wednesday night exploring new Black sonic forms. Body Hack and Sweaty Sticky Sweet bring an all-night Juneteenth celebration of Black dance music to Signal on Friday. Together they make this Juneteenth week worth showing up for, especially if you love music.
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Fure has received the Guggenheim Fellowship and the Rome Prize. Her ANIMAL project has been presented at the Venice Biennale, IRCAM, and CTM Berlin, taking a different form at each venue. The Pioneer Works version opens Saturday evening.
Sat Jun 20, 6–8p -
UrbanGlass opens a survey exhibition of Sydney Cash's career in dynamic and kinetic mixed-media work. Cash has been making kinetic objects and sculpture for over six decades. The show runs through August 28.
Opens Wed Jun 17 -
A Roulette commission: Lambkin presents new work fusing R&B and soul aural traditions with electronic music to explore new Black sonic forms. $25.
Wed Jun 17, 8p -
Jasmine Infiniti, DJ Sega the Black Knight, and Madre Guia are on the bill. The lineup covers Black dance music from New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Chicago. The proceeds go to GLITS Inc., a New York organization providing emergency housing and support to LGBTQ+ community members.
Fri Jun 19, 11p–8a -
ReSolute hosts Theo Parrish for an all-day open-air extended set in Bushwick, running 4pm to 4am. Parrish is a Detroit house producer and DJ; his Sound Signature label has been releasing music since the late 1990s.
Sat Jun 20, 4p–4a -
A two-day free artist market at the studio at 274 S 2nd St featuring original artwork, jewelry, ceramics, and work from local makers and designers. Awita is also currently showing Euphoria, a group exhibition featuring 15 artists, through June 30.
Sat–Sun Jun 20–21, 12–6p -
Zine Club is a recurring gathering for DIY bookmaking, self-publishing, and creative experimentation at Industry City. The event welcomes artists, writers, and anyone working on a project in print. Free.
Wed Jun 17, 6–8:30p -
Catie Kobland leads a two-hour workshop where participants turn old t-shirts into yarn, then crochet, weave, or braid it into a finished piece. The studio is at 254 36th St in Sunset Park. Registration is sliding scale, $5–$25.
Sat Jun 20, 6–8p
FUJI||||||||||||TA and Lea Bertucci play Public Records Thursday at 7pm
Two live sessions at 154 Orchard St in the LES, presented by Close Up: 7:30–8:30p and 9–10p. ALTUS plays tonight, a few hours after this lands. I would pick the 7:30 session.
Ash Fure is a composer and sound artist. She works with sound as a physical force, something that registers in the body before it resolves into music. She holds a PhD in Music Composition from Harvard and has received the Guggenheim Fellowship and the Rome Prize. She led The Industry, an experimental opera company in Los Angeles, as co-artistic director from 2021 to 2024. Her ANIMAL project opens at Pioneer Works this weekend.
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Sam