Oh My! It’s Monumental! It’s Sentimental! It’s Legendary!
Come January 15, 2010, to the legendary Tower Records store. Celebrate and relive the store’s historic role as the locus of the community— the old way to meet people face to face and share music and information.
Experience a fantasy version of the now defunct Tower Records- for instance Never Records by Ted Riederer is an installation complete with record bins, album covers, music posters and a performance stage. Works by Meredyth Sparks, simultaneously critique and revere the flat glamour of icons such as David Bowie and half-nude eighties models. Artists such as Siebren Versteeg presents custom installations that re-invigorate the space with music memories and the pulse of their contemporary art practice. Ryan Brennan bounces sound through an eight-boom box installation offering an audio tour of Hip Hop.
LISTEN! Each week a variety of music performers capture the fleeting opportunity to play live in the ex-Tower Records space. Performances include Broken Mirrors with John Miller, Cleopatra’s, ((audience)), The Metropolis Ensemble, Azita, Disco Monkeys, among others. See the full schedule or booking information on www.nolongerempty.com.
DISCUSS! On Tuesday January 26th at 7pm, Discs to Downloads will gather a panel such as celebrity attorney Elliott Groffman, Kevin Patrick manager of Matt & Kim and others to discuss how contemporary gadgets and the Internet have impacted contemporary music production, listening and consumption.
BUY! Get your tickets in advance soon online for concerts and panel discussion. Also get your limited edition of artist designed merchandise at the store.
Never Can Say Goodbye features:
Ryan Brennan
Joe Diebes
R Luke DuBois
Richard Garet
Josh Jordan
Kaz Oshiro
Ted Riederer
Meredyth Sparks
Naama Tsabar
Siebren Versteeg
Paul Villinski
Invader
Arturo Vega/Dee Dee Ramone
Marilyn Minter
Dario Robleto
Olaf Bruening
Brent Birnbaum
Tom Sanford
Ted O’Sullivan/Rebecca Potts.
Additional artists are part of Ted Riederer’s Never Record (check them all out on nle’s website).
This exhibition is curated by Manon Slome, NLE; Steven Evans, Dia Art Foundation; and Asher Remy-Toledo, NLE.
Never Can Say Goodbye is free and open to the public
January 16th to February 13, 2010, Wed- Sun 12pm- 7pm.
The exhibition is generously supported by Vornado Realty Trust and Sam Ash Music Stores.
