• Art Organization: Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis

Look and listen: Stephen Prina’s Concerto

The world premiere of Stephen Prina’s Concerto for Modern, Movie, and Pop Music for Ten Instruments and Voice will take place this Thursday, March 18th, at the Contemporary.   Just a few days ago we had a nine-foot grand concert Steinway, which is truly stunning, installed in the performance space.  At the moment, a rehearsal for the event is taking place downstairs and, I assure you, this music is worth hearing.

Prina is not only a talented visual artist, his photographs, drawings, and video work appear in our Main Galleries, but he’s also an extremely talented musician, having released albums both under his own name and as part of the band The Red Krayola.  His Concerto combines an amazing complexity of sounds from flutes, violins, clarinets, and more, with his soothing voice merging with and complementing the score.  Get ready for a night that will engage your senses both visually and aurally.  We hope to see you there.

Doors open at 7:00 pm and the concert begins at 8:00 pm.  Admission is free; seating is limited.

• Art Organization: Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis

Opening Night at the Contemporary!

Next Friday, January 22nd, the Contemporary Art Museum debuts its new exhibitions including the Main Galleries with Sean Landers: 1991- 1994, Improbable History and Stephen Prina: Modern Movie Pop, alongside a performance in The Front Room by Xavier Cha.

Installation is in full swing, the Contemporary staff is busy in preparations for an incredible new season. Performative, expressive, and literary, Sean Landers quixotic and elusive practice has since the early 1990s defied contemporary art world trends. For the artist’s first large scale survey in an American museum, this exhibition takes as its subject the artist’s early years in the studio, constructing a broad body of work that has long gamed on sincere attempts to map the boundaries of human-nature and the self. Alongside is a new exhibition by American artist Stephen Prina, who has long been considered a critical voice in contemporary art. For thirty years he has developed a singular and multifaceted practice that encompasses painting, installation, photography, sound, and film. Meanwhile, he has cultivated a rich and acclaimed career as composer and pop musician. Presenting Prina’s recent work in multiple media, alongside his music for the first time, Modern Movie Pop explores the relationship between artistic intentions and the afterlife of objects.

Join us opening night at 7:00 pm (6:00 pm for members!).

For more information on our upcoming exhibitions, please see our website at www.camstl.org

Image: Xavier Cha, Two-Way Mirror, 2009. 4 x 8 foot acrylic two way mirror, aluminum frame, professional clowns. Courtesy of the artist.