Artist and musician Cevdet Erek fills SculptureCenter's galleries with sonic works first made for Mexico City, Chicago and São Paulo, plus a new piece tied to 1980s underground heavy music. Alongside it, Aziz Hazara's Coming Home returns kneepads, uniforms and gym gear left behind at Bagram Airfield after the US withdrawal. If you like art you hear as much as see, go.
What to expect
Expect to move between rooms of directional speakers and rhythmic installations that respond to the architecture, then into quieter galleries of salvaged military debris. The building's raw industrial spaces are part of the experience, and a full visit takes about an hour.
Good to know
- SculptureCenter is open Thursday through Monday, so plan around the midweek closure.
- The 7 train to Court Square or the E/M to Court Square–23rd Street are a short walk away.
- Sound works are best experienced slowly; give yourself time to stand in each room.
- The Hazara installation addresses war and occupation.
- Combine it with MoMA PS1, a few blocks away.
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Common questions
What is Cevdet Erek's show about?
Americas gathers five site-specific sound works plus a new commission connected to 1980s heavy underground music and a 1984 SculptureCenter sound-art exhibition.
When is SculptureCenter open?
Thursday through Monday, from noon to 6pm.
