Visual Art
Do What I Want: Selections from the Arthur Russell Papers
The Natman Room is open to the public 9am—6:30pm daily. The Diker Gallery Café is open to the public 5:30—10pm on Fridays and Saturdays and 2—5pm on the following dates: April 11, 13, 18, 20, 25 & 27 and May 1, 3, 8 & 10.
Alternate viewing times available by appointment; contact visualart@BAM.org for further information.
Opening reception on Wednesday, March 8, at 6pm
Peruse Russell’s notes and scores, listen to never-before-heard tapes, and delve deep into the electronic music pioneer’s creative process. These materials are on display for the first time to the public through the generosity of Tom Lee (Russell’s partner).
Co-organized by:
Nicole Will, independent curator
Jonathan Hiam, curator, American Music Collection and the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Leadership support for BAM Visual Art provided by Agnes Gund and Toby Devan Lewis
The Natman Room is open to the public 9am—6:30pm daily. The Diker Gallery Café is open to the public 5:30—10pm on Fridays and Saturdays and 2—5pm on the following dates: April 11, 13, 18, 20, 25 & 27 and May 1, 3, 8 & 10.
Alternate viewing times available by appointment; contact visualart@BAM.org for further information.
Steve Knutson of Audika Records, the label responsible for many of Russell's posthumous releases, curated a playlist to serve as a complement to the tracks available for listening in Do What I Want.
A twin tribute to composer and avant-garde visionary Arthur Russell: the dreamily impressionistic documentary Wild Combination screens alongside a rare Russell performance captured on video.
New York-based artists and collaborators honor the late artist in this evening-length concert.