That Which is Fundamental: Co-Curators in Conversation
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That Which is Fundamental: Co-Curators in Conversation

This event was on Saturday, May 13, 2017. Explore the archive below.

Part of Julius Eastman: That Which Is Fundamental →

Slought Foundation, 4017 Walnut St
Saturday May 13th, 6:00pm
Exhibition: Thursday, May 4th – Sunday, May 28th

Bowerbird and Slought present a conversation between Tiona Nekkia McClodden and Dustin Hurt, co-curators of That Which is Fundamental, discussing the life and work of Julius Eastman, the exhibition, the concert series, and the three-year-long journey of research and organizing that brought the retrospective to fruition.

Gallery hours and ABOUT THAT WHICH IS FUNDAMENTAL
Julius Eastman: That Which is Fundamental is an interdisciplinary, multi-artist project that examines the life, work, and resurgent influence of Julius Eastman, a gay African American composer and performer who was active internationally in the 1970s and 80s, but who died homeless at the age of 49, leaving an incomplete but compelling collection of scores and recordings. The culmination of more than three years of research, this first iteration of this project will take place in Philadelphia in May 2017. Events include four major concerts – including several modern “premieres” of recently recovered works – and a multi-disciplinary exhibition featuring archival materials and work by ten contemporary artists who engage with Eastman and the fragmented nature of his legacy.

From the archive

Press 15 articles

  • May 9, 2017Setting right a composer's 'unjust malaise'
    WHYY    Read
  • May 3, 2017Looking back at gay African-American Composer Julius Eastman
    Metro Philadelphia    Read
  • May 4, 2017Concerts, exhibit explore contributions of late classical musician
    Philadelphia Gay News    Read
  • October 28, 2016Minimalist Composer Julius Eastman, Dead for 26 Years, Crashes the Canon
    The New York Times    ReadPDF
  • April 1, 2018Same Difference
    Artforum    ReadPDF
  • May 17, 2017After Years of Research, Minimalist Composer Julius Eastman Gets the Tribute He Deserves
    Hyperallergic    Read
  • September 14, 2016Julius Eastman: the groundbreaking composer America almost forgot
    The Guardian    ReadPDF
  • May 2, 2018Hammered Into Clouds: Nine Beginnings for Julius Eastman
    the Village Voice    Read
  • January 15, 2017Julius Eastman’s Guerrilla Minimalism
    The New Yorker    ReadPDF
  • July 5, 2018Julius Eastman to The Fullest
    Sightlines    Read
  • February 22, 2018Music Sales acquires worldwide publishing rights to Julius Eastman catalog
    Music Sales Group    Read
  • October 2, 2021The musical genius of Julius Eastman’s Femenine comes to Harlem Stage
    Pride Index    Read
  • October 7, 2020Hearing What We Wouldn’t Have Before: The Benefits of an Expanding World of Recordings
    WQXR    Read
  • June 1, 2020Curating Contemporary Music Festivals
    Curating Contemporary Music Festivals (transcript Verlag)    Read
  • May 9, 2017Unfinished genius of Julius Eastman
    The Philadelphia Inquirer    ReadPDF