BRIDGES
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 piece, and it’s where the painting can become a score. “Our Town” invites us to listen through the image. I wanted to widen the view of the painting with a sound that added another vantage point.”
– Immanuel Wilkins
BRIDGES is a six-episode video series that places electric performers in dialogue with storied works from the collection of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. The series explores the profound connections between visual art and music and tells a uniquely American story about the act of creating. A new episode will be released every Thursday.
Up Next in Season 1
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BRIDGES: Mary Halvorson + Tomas Fujiw...
BRIDGES
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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BRIDGES: Ambrose Akinmusire / Marie B...
BRIDGES
Episode 3
Ambrose Akinmusire performing in front of "Trace Me Back" by Marie Bannerot McInerneyBill 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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BRIDGES: Joel Ross / Lenore Tawney
BRIDGES
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...
