Dowsing for Failure
Dowsing for Failure
Curated Installation
Opening Friday, November 24, 8 pm
Until January 27
Dowsing for Failure is the latest in decades of Open Space programming intended to complicate the traditions of curatorship and presentation. Failure – as something that cannot be willfully coveted but must, in many ways, be "happened" upon accidentally and in most instances unintentionally – holds innovative and intriguing artistic and theoretical possibilities.
François Houle, Joëlle Léandre, Raymond Strid
François Houle, Joëlle Léandre, Raymond Strid
New Music
Saturday, November 4, 9pm
Internationally acclaimed clarinetist François Houle joins forces with French virtuoso bassist and composer, Joëlle Léandre and Swedish percussionist Raymond Strid for an evening of incomparable sound. Houle’s performances and recordings embrace diverse musical spheres: classical, jazz, new music, improvised music, and world music. Joëlle Léandre performs contemporary classical music (Scelsi, Wolff, Bussotti, Kagel), plays improvised music, works with theatre directors and poets, and performs as a soloist. Raymond Strid first came to prominence with the Swedish band Gush (Mats Gustafsson, Sten Sandell). He creates sounds, colours, and movements that give his music a clear body and character that is balanced against the intuitive and unexpected.