Unveiling Theaster Gates Exhibition #2: A Heavenly Chord
2024.7.1 [Mon]
This installation is a sculptural intervention with seven Leslie speakers and a Hammond B-3 Organ - a staple in Black churches, and Gospel music throughout the United States since the 1930s, it represents as a symbol of spiritual transference through monastic music and experimental sound.
For this installation, Gates states,
“This [project] is about honoring my seven sisters and the ways in which Black music has continued to have a role in my contemporary art practice. Over the years, I’ve used organs throughout my practice, and sometimes during this exhibition, we will also use the organ and activate the space to create a contemporary and temporary gospel feel in the museum.”
A Heavenly Chord
2022
7 Leslie speakers, a Hammond B-3 organ, and sound
Installation view: Theaster Gates: Afro-Mingei, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, 2024
Photo: Koroda Takeru
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