BRANDON BARUCH

Created and Conceived by Derek Fordjour
Directed by Numa Perrier

Architectonic Setting by Kulapat Yantrasast & WHY Architecture
Art Direction by Paul Rice
Costume Design by Angela Solouki

"Variously described by Fordjour as a 'giant music box in the dark,' an 'acoustic wilderness,' and 'a conjuring,' Nightsong immerses viewers in an atmospheric sensorium whose aesthetic and thematic depictions trace Black musical history as it manifests, evolves, and travels through time and genre. While Fordjour has long drawn on music and theatricality in his two and three-dimensional artworks, Nightsong brings these subjects to exuberant life, as numerous vocalists perform an original, four-hour songcycle, composed exclusively for the exhibition, across a spatial, multi-room nightscape. The interactive, durational experience of the exhibition ensures that no two viewings will be exactly alike."