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Moon Medicine: Contemporary artist, Sanford Biggers’ 

experimental concert at the Rubin Museum of Art

 WHEN: Saturday, January 15, 3pm & 6pm $15

 WHERE: Rubin Museum of Art, 150 W 17th Street at 7th Avenue, New York

WHAT: This debut of an evocative performance work by the artist Sanford Biggers  layers an original soundscape onto found video images drawn from the comics, film noir movies, the punk rock scene, Samoan danc,e and Buddhist worship. Cultural influences ranging from African American history, jazz and hip hop to 1970s sitcoms inform this mélange of aural and visual landscapes.

The score calls for koto, a traditional Japanese stringed musical instrument, piano, and vocals, which will be performed by Imani Uzuri, Sumie Kaneko, Mark Hinds and the artist, and intercut with music spun by DJ Jahi Sundance.

This performance is a work of art in the exhibition, Grain of Emptiness: Buddhism Inspired Contemporary Art, an assembly of videos, paintings, photographs, installations and performances at the Rubin through April 11, 2011.  With featured artists Theaster Gates, Atta Kim, Wolfgang Laib, and Charmion von Wiegand, and Biggers, the exhibition highlights the continuously evolving nature of art inspired by Buddhist ideas and themes.

About the Rubin Museum of Art
Admission to RMA is $10 for adults; $5 for seniors and students; free for seniors the first Monday of every month; and free for children under 12 and for museum members. Gallery admission is free to all on Fridays between 6 pm and 10 pm.
 
Open Monday 11 am to 5 pm, Wednesday 11 am to 7 pm, Thursday 11 am to 5 pm, Friday 11 am to 10 pm, Saturday and Sunday from 11 am to 6 pm; closed on Tuesday. The Rubin Museum of Art is located at 150 West 17th Street, New York, NY. To reach the museum by subway, visitors may take the A, C or E to 14th Street; the 1 to 18th Street; 1, 2, 3 to 14th Street; F and V to 14th Street; N, R, Q, W, 4, 5 and 6 to 14th or the L to 6th Avenue. By bus, visitors may take the B20 to the corner of 7th Avenue and 17th Street.         

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