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Episode 6
Edmar Castañeda performing in front of Plexus No. 27 by Gabriel Dawe

“Composing and performing alongside Plexus No. 27 was a truly unique experience. I felt its thousands of threads as an extension of my harp strings, a space where color, sound, and music became one. It also re...

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Episode 5
Immanuel Wilkins performing in front of Our Town by Kerry James Marshall

“There’s something about Kerry James Marshall’s figuration of the Black body that feels like abstraction, and that is the site in which I can find myself. It’s where the music can communicate with the piec...

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Episode 4
Mary Halvorson and Tomas Fujiwara performing in front of

"This was an entirely unique artistic experience. Being surrounded by In Exaltation of Flowers by Edward Steichen was quite intense: from a larger perspective, we found ourselves wrapped in massive panels saturated with ...

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Episode 3
Ambrose Akinmusire performing in front of "Trace Me Back" by Marie Bannerot McInerney

Bill Reiter: Sound Collaborator and Producer

"The title, Trace Me Back, made me think about my first experience with creative improvised music: seeing the Art Ensemble of Chicago at the origi...

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Episode 2
Joel Ross performing in front of In Fields of Light by Lenore Tawney

"When I first encountered In Fields Of Light, I was struck by the sheer size of the tapestry and the way light reflected off of it. I couldn't help but think how appropriate the title felt, as if I were actual...

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Episode 1
Elena Pinderhughes performing in front of Retopistics: A Renegade Excavation by Julie Mehretu

"When I play, I always try to ground myself in a story I’m trying to tell. Playing with Julie Mehretu’s artwork right there in front of me, I felt it come alive in a whole new way, lik...