TV Schedule

NYC: Playing the Building – An Installation by David Byrne 5/31-8/10



  3. khsing
  4. related topics
Creative Time presents Playing the Building, a 9,000-square-foot, interactive, site-specific installation by renowned artist David Byrne. The artist transforms the interior of the landmark Battery Maritime Building in Lower Manhattan into a massive sound sculpture that all visitors are invited to sit and “play.” The project consists of a retrofitted antique organ, placed in the center of the building's cavernous second-floor gallery, that controls a series of devices attached to its structural features—metal beams, plumbing, electrical conduits, and heating and water pipes. These machines vibrate, strike, and blow across the building’s elements, triggering unique harmonics and producing finely tuned sounds.
khsing

1 response // NYC: Playing the Building – An Installation by David Byrne 5/31-8/10

  • What a creatively wonderful idea. I can't wait to hear the results. Byrne's a genius who has profoundly influenced my way of enjoying music as a mixed-media experience.
    I respect and admire the man.
    huntre

Add your response

Login/Registration is required to add a response.