FEAST FOR 5.1 SENSES
a multimedia dinner benefit for ((audience09))
7 - 9:30pm
with: a performance by Michael Northam
sound and strings by Zach Layton and MV Carbon
surround sound by Annea Lockwood and Simona Brinkmann
video by Lauren Rosati
a two-course Indian-inspired dinner
and some surprises!
$50 before and at the door
THE MENU
Starters (choice of):
–Asparagus and sweet potato Samosa Frisee, lemon-jaggery chutney
–Vindaloo lamb sliders Toasted naan, roasted tomato chutney, pickled mango
–Pappadom crab roll Fennel cured apples, avocado raita
Main Courses (choice of):
–Wild mushroom, sweet corn and spinach curry Anise flavored rice, Red chile jus
–Seared duck breast Leg confit Samosa, red lentils, coconut-jalapeno chutney
–Tandoori Striped Bass Cauliflower “cous-cous”, roasted eggplant, saffron-cardamon nage
FOR RESERVATIONS and more information, please visit monkeytownhq.com/reservations.html.
Monkeytown is located at 58 North 3rd Street in Williamsburg,
btwn. Kent and Wythe
L to Bedford, G to Metropolitan.
IMAGINE: You enter into a large cinema and settle into your seat. After a few minutes, the lights dim and the screen goes black. It is dark and everyone is silent, waiting for the film to begin. Then there is thunder; the speakers roar. The screen remains black, yet your body is immersed in sound. You are listening to cinema for the ear.
Co-curators Alexis Bhagat and Lauren Rosati have organized a two-hour program of 5.1 Surround Sound works by over a dozen international artists for ((audience09)). Emphasizing temporal, narrative, and spatial experimentation, ((audience09)) mines an unexplored territory in the cinema. The movie theater is standardized, built space throughout the modern world: just as the uniform space of stereo FM transformed popular music, the uniform space of surround sound has the potential to transform contemporary sound art. Currently, sound artists have been limited to designing surround sound works for home theaters, or for the cinema as corollary to the visual film. ((audience09)) promotes the exploration of the cinema as a concert hall for the 21st century.
((audience09)) crosses artistic as well as geographic boundaries, building connections between New York and Indian artists and organizations. In collaboration with Pooja Sood and Khoj International Artists’ Association, the festival will be presented in Delhi, India in Winter 2009. The program will be previewed for the public in New York in November 2008 at an exciting venue TBA. Please sign up for the ((audience)) email list at au.dience.org for updates.
EXHIBITION SUPPORT ((audience)) is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions on behalf of ((audience09)) may be made payable to Fractured Atlas and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. To make a tax-deductible donation to ((audience)), please visit https://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/contribute/donate. Select “AUDIENCE” from the “ON BEHALF OF” pull-down menu and complete the online form.
