Join us for an evening of specially commissioned compositions by electroacoustic and minimalist organist Sarah Davachi and conceptual sound and contemporary electronic music artist Robert Takahashi Novak. Activating the unique physical characteristics of the museum’s lobby, which is at once cavernous and cathedral-like yet intimate, the two Los Angeles-based musicians will utilize a spatial sound system to realize their unique styles and methods, unlocking the potential for somatic experience of deep listening and self-awareness.

Presented in conjunction with the special exhibition, Robert Therrien: This is a Story, the world premiere of Novak’s and Davachi’s individual works investigates human scale in relation to physical surroundings, memory, and the individual’s response to experience, and how perception can shift upon close observation. These ideas can also be found in Therrien’s sculptures and installations, which evoke sly shifts in our perception of belonging in space and time and alter how we experience objects and their surrounding environments. These site-specific performances are being created to resonate with the unique sonic qualities of the architecture of The Broad’s lobby.