J.W. Burleson photo / Boquillas del Carmen, Coah.

Sunday, October 22, 2017

Ryoji Ikeda's composition: "A (for 100 Cars)"




 A piece on Ikeda's orchestral piece for 100 cars, from the New York Times:  “A (for 100 Cars)” was, by turns, a placid deliberation, a thunderous roar, an ambitious lark. A public sound art installation made possible through corporate largess — the performance was part of the first Los Angeles edition of the Red Bull Music Academy festival — it turned negative space in the center of downtown Los Angeles into a sublime womb. All around, tall buildings loomed, while on the performance stage, 100 cars worked through what felt like a meditation..."



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