The Ukrainian Quartet DakhaBrakha is one of the bands playing at Lincoln Center’s international birthday festivalFEST.
The Ukrainian Quartet DakhaBrakha is one of the bands playing at Lincoln Center’s international birthday festivalFEST.
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“Snakes / Hidden / Taking” is a new exhibition featuring the work of Tiona Nekkia McClodden, a 41-year-old multi-artist, filmmaker and director based in Philadelphia. McClodden is familiar to many New York art people – she has found work in local museums, and participated in programs at places like The Kitchen.
Her exhibition is at 52 Walker, the new Tribeca center of David Zwirner Gallery directed by dealer and curator Ebony L. Haynes. The space is run by an all-black staff, and is designed to offer something different from the typical gallery experience. Shows here will be watched for months, instead of weeks. And while you’re free to take pictures and post them to your social media feed, the gallery doesn’t share photos of the exhibits on its website — the idea is that you’re meant to come in and experience it yourself.
In the case of this show, that’s a big deal. Entry 52 Walking on a blistering summer day, you enter the cool darkness, and a drone electronic music setting plays softly in the background. The first thing you’re likely to see is a wall sign that says, “I Don’t Believe Trigger Warnings,” which argues that creating a slur before sharing harmful material on the Internet avoids responsibility for its effects. each following. .
And here, a different kind of trigger warning: Many parts of McClodden’s show involve guns, shooting targets and other violent things. When you see things like these hanging on the walls, you suddenly see something that looks like a calm environment in a different way. It’s not an easy show to experience, but it’s one that will really make you think. Until October 8; 52walker.com
The inimitable Ukrainian band DakhaBrakha has become a major attraction among American listeners in music around the world. They are familiar to New York audiences in part because of their work with globalFEST, a major event celebrating international sounds that takes place here every January. As the group travels abroad during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, its message is reaching more ears than ever.
Now, globalFEST is coming to Lincoln Center on Saturday, July 30, to celebrate its 20th anniversary, and DakhaBrakhana is one of the main attractions. Not only that, but globalFEST shares the event with two similar nightclubs that are known for presenting music around the world: the Park Slope Barbès Club, which is also celebrating its 20th birthday, and the Drom , of Bari Village, who turned 15 this year.
The event continues throughout the day with dance and worship music from around the world, and is free in all of Lincoln Center’s outdoor arenas next Saturday, July 30th. In addition to DakhaBrakha, the lineup includes Kurdish vocalist Aynur, Washington, DC go-go institution Rare Essence (celebrating its 45th anniversary!), local producers of Colombian psychedelic Combo Chimbita, Tennessee singer-songwriter Amythyst Kiah, and vocalist Ahmad Fanoos with his Heart of Afghanistan project.
The evening ends with a late night Global Silent Disco. For more details and an hourly schedule, see the Lincoln Center website. July 30th 4:30 pm; lincolncenter.org
