Visual artist Anthony McCall and guitarist and composer David Grubbs began working together in 2007 when McCall decided to tackle the issue of sound in his otherwise-silent, digital solid-light works. This interview took place in McCall's Manhattan studio in June 2012.
ISSUE and Light Industry present the US premiere of Leaving (With Four Half-Turns), a thirty minute solid-light film by Anthony McCall with a live performance for guitar and amplifier by David Grubbs. McCall's Line Describing a Cone 2.0, and a solo set by Grubbs begin the evening.
Frolic Architecture is the third and newest collaboration from poet Susan Howe and musician David Grubbs. It follows Souls of the Labadie Tract (2007) and Thiefth (2005), both of which appeared in the Records of the Year lists in The Wire.
Organized by Branden W. Joseph and David Grubbs, this three-day festival examines the intersections and encounters of art, music, and cinema in downtown Manhattan from 1978-1983. In addition to panel discussions, the event will include a rare screening of James Nares’ "Rome '78" and a performance by Ut.
The second performance and NYC premiere of Pauline Oliveros’ 1998 "Primordial/Lift," featuring Oliveros and performers from the original studio recording: Andrew Deutsch, Anne Bourne & David Grubbs. Followed by Robinson's "Billows," a twelve-section piece for basset horn and a reactive electronic environment.
Darmstadt Institute in collaboration with David Grubbs Presents: Luc Ferrari, Two Works for Ensemble with Memorized Sounds. Program includes "Tautologos III" (1969; Chicago version, 2001) and "Et tournent les sons dans la garrigue" (1977).
Brooklyn-based recording artist and writer, David Grubbs joins special quests with poet Kenneth Goldsmith, artist Michael Graeve, and sound sculptor Dominique Petitgand in an evening of sound art, poetry and visual art.
David Grubbs plus Presocratics & Ateleia