Performance
SQÜRL—Jim Jarmusch & Carter Logan
Live Scores for Films by Man Ray
Thursday, January 16, 2020, 6:30pm
906 World Cultural Center, San Francisco
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SQÜRL, featuring filmmaker and composer Jim Jarmusch and producer and composer Carter Logan, will perform live original scores to four films by Man Ray: L’étoile de mer (1928), Emak Bakia (1926), Le retour à la raison (1923), and Les mystères du Château du Dé (1929). The performance is presented by Gagosian in association with the exhibition Man Ray: The Mysteries of Château du Dé at Gagosian, San Francisco. Doors open at 6pm; performance begins at 6:30pm. The event has reached capacity. To join the wait list, RSVP to rsvpsf@gagosian.com.
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SQÜRL (Carter Logan and Jim Jarmusch). Photo: Sara Driver
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