On View: November 13-November 14
The Kitchen at Westbeth (163B Bank Street, 4th Floor Loft)
Time:
7pm; Free with RSVP
Join us for the New York launch party of the exhibition catalog Meredith Monk: Calling, a 400-page compendium of interviews, essays, previously unpublished archival material and documentation of Monk’s recently celebrated two-part retrospective held at the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam with Hartwig Art Foundation, and Haus der Kunst München. The evening will feature a live conversation with Jim Hodges and a book signing.
This event is part of the celebration of Meredith Monk’s 60th Performance Season. Recognized as one of the most unique and influential artists of our time and a pioneer in interdisciplinary art, site-specific performance, and what is now called extended vocal technique, Monk has consistently defied categorization over a trajectory spanning the last sixty years. Her works thrive at the intersection of music and movement, image and object, light and sound, discovering and weaving together new modes of perception.
This new catalog presents the most comprehensive survey of Monk’s oeuvre to date, and serves as a tribute to her lasting influence and vitality. With contributions by Hilton Als, Siri Engberg, Andrea Lissoni, Bonnie Marranca, Rick Moody, Beatrix Ruf, Anna Schneider, Adam Shatz, Louise Steinman and more.
MEREDITH MONK: CALLING
Edited by Anna Schneider with Beatrix Ruf and Peter Sciscioli
Published by the Hartwig Art Foundation and Haus der Kunst with Hatje Cantz Verlag
BIOS
Meredith Monk is a composer, singer, director, choreographer, filmmaker, and creator of new opera, music-theater works, films and installations. Recognized as one of the most unique and influential artists of our time, she is a pioneer of what is now called “extended vocal technique” and “interdisciplinary performance”. Celebrated internationally, her work has been presented at major venues throughout the world. Over the last six decades Monk has received numerous awards and honors including a MacArthur Fellowship, Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters from the Republic of France, induction into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, and a National Medal of Arts. In Fall 2024, Monk will mark her 60 th Performance Season at the Park Avenue Armory with the North American premiere of Indra’s Net, the third part of a trilogy of music-theater works exploring our interdependent relationship with nature, following the highly acclaimed On Behalf of Nature (2013) and Cellular Songs (2018).
Jim Hodges lives and works between Milan and New York. His practice transcends conventional boundaries spanning diverse media of found materials such as artificial flowers, paper napkins, discarded clothing, and a range of organic materials. He is known for his ability to transmit emotions and narratives to everyday objects, creating poignant and delicate artworks exploring themes of fragility, temporality, love and memory. Gaining inspiration from nature and from its lexicon, often disarmingly simple or executed with minimal means, Hodges’ works are inhabited by the presence of the body and express a sentiment of deeply felt experience and encourage a visceral and communal response.
FUNDING SUPPORT & CREDITS
The Kitchen’s programs are made possible in part with support from The Kitchen’s Board of Directors, The Kitchen Global Council, Leadership Fund, and the Director’s Council, as well as through generous support from The Amphion Foundation, Inc., Bloomberg Philanthropies, The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Cowles Charitable Trust, The James and Judith K. Dimon Foundation, Jerome Robbins Foundation, Ford Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, The Harkness Foundation for Dance, Marta Heflin Foundation, Lambent Foundation Fund, a fund of Tides Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, New Music USA, The Royal Norwegian Consulate General in New York, Ruth Foundation For The Arts, The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Simons Foundation, and Teiger Foundation, Andy Warhol Foundation for the Arts; and in part by public funds from the Manhattan Borough President, the National Endowment for the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
The Kitchen acknowledges the generous support provided by the Collaborative Arts Network New York (CANNY). As a coalition of small to mid-sized multidisciplinary arts organizations, CANNY is committed to strengthening the infrastructure of arts nonprofits throughout New York. For more information about CANNY, please visit https://can-ny.org/.
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