Symposium
Walter De Maria
Truth / Beauty
Saturday, April 22, 2017, 10am–3pm
26 avenue de l’Europe, Le Bourget
To mark the final day of the exhibition Walter De Maria at Gagosian, Le Bourget, this symposium will explore the evolution of the artist’s practice, discuss how his sculpture establishes a critical relationship with its viewers, and question what this work may mean in the broader cultural world today. Speakers include Elizabeth Childress, Emanuele Coccia, Louisa Hutton, Jane McFadden, Lars Nittve, Anaël Pigeat, Matthias Sauerbruch, and Corinna Thierolf. Organized by Donatien Grau and Kara Vander Weg. To attend the free event, RSVP to rsvplebourget@gagosian.com.
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Walter De Maria, Truth / Beauty, 1990–2016 (detail) © 2016 Estate of Walter De Maria. Photo: Mike Bruce
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Installation
Walter De Maria
Ocean Music
July 25–30, 2023, 12–6pm
Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich
www.pinakothek.de
To mark the tenth anniversary of Walter De Maria’s death, the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich will play Ocean Music (1968), a sound piece in which the artist combined his own recordings of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans with his drum improvisation. The recording will play in the historic Türkentor (Turkish Gate) building, which houses De Maria’s sculpture Large Red Sphere (2002). On Thursday, July 27, the musical presentation will continue until 8pm. The event is free to attend.
Walter De Maria, Large Red Sphere, 2002 © Estate of Walter De Maria. Photo: Haydar Koyupinar
Lecture
Donna De Salvo on Walter De Maria
Thursday, February 2, 2023, 7–8pm
Menil Collection, Houston
menil.org
Donna De Salvo, curator of special projects at Dia Art Foundation, will discuss the work and career of Walter De Maria in conjunction with the Menil’s exhibition Walter De Maria: Boxes for Meaningless Work, on view through April 23, 2023. Prior to the lecture, a reception will be held from 6 to 7pm in the Menil Bookstore, where copies of Gagosian’s recently published monograph Walter De Maria: The Object, the Action, the Aesthetic Feeling will be available for purchase. The event is free to attend.
Installation view, Walter De Maria: Boxes for Meaningless Work, Menil Collection, Houston, October 29, 2022–April 23, 2023. Artwork © The Estate of Walter De Maria. Photo: Paul Hester
Screening
Walter De Maria
HARD CORE
Monday, September 20, 2021, 6:45pm, and Saturday, September 25, 2021, 4:45pm
Anthology Film Archives, New York
anthologyfilmarchives.org
Walter De Maria’s film HARD CORE (1969) will be screened as part of Karl Precoda Selects, a program to celebrate the publication of Alan Licht’s book of interviews, Common Tones: Selected Interviews with Artists and Musicians 1995–2020. The selected films are directed by or feature artists highlighted in the book, or are discussed by Licht and his interlocutors in the interviews. Musician, filmmaker, and scholar Karl Precoda, one of the interviewees, has selected De Maria’s film, which was shot in the Black Rock desert of northwestern Nevada in the summer of 1969 and which features two pieces of music—Cricket Music (1964) and Ocean Music (1968)—composed, performed, and recorded by the artist. To attend the event, purchase tickets at ticketing.uswest.veezi.com.
Production still for Walter De Maria, HARD CORE, 1969 © 2021 Estate of Walter De Maria. Photo: Jim Farber
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