DesignCulture Share Email Article Share on LinkedIn Share on X Share on Facebook Watch Julianna Barwick Perform at the Glass House for ‘Night Sounds’ A new video captures Julianna Barwick's performance for "Night Sounds," a showcase of art and music at Philip Johnson's Glass House. 2 MIN READ By Kriston Capps March 8, 2013 </p> <p>Julianna Barwick’s December performance at Philip Johnson’s Glass House captured something elusive about that building. Singing alone, Barwick loops her voice over and over, creating a chorus. She isn’t singing any words. The Barwick chorus is haunting, but not frightful. Her sound is vulnerable without being brittle. It’s stark but not severe. "Glasarchitektur" might not be the first word I would use to describe Barwick’s music, but it’s not far off.</p> <p>Video of her performance for <a href="http://philipjohnsonglasshouse.org/programs/">"Night Sounds"</a>—the first installment in a new performance series at the Canaan, Conn. modern monument is <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/03/04/173430573/first-watch-julianna-barwick-offing">now available</a>. Robin Hilton at <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/03/04/173430573/first-watch-julianna-barwick-offing">All Songs Considered</a> explains that Barwick’s song is called "Offing," the opening track of a full-length record that she will be releasing next year.</p> <p>The ‘Night Sounds’ performances complement <a href="http://philipjohnsonglasshouse.org/visit/exhibitions/night/">"Night (1947–2015),"</a> a rotating "sculpture-in-residence" series that places new sculpture with a connection to Johnson’s life and work <em>in situ</em> at the Glass House. The specific piece that corresponds with Barwick’s performance is Ken Price’s <em>Doola</em> (2011), which caught the attention of <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/21/arts/design/show-at-johnsons-glass-house-yields-a-giacometti.html?_r=0"><em>The New York Times</em></a> when the work inaugurated the "Night" series in September.</p> <p><em>Doola</em> shines in its own weird way alongside Barwick, in a video that is glossy without being a production. It all works. When has the Glass House ever looked so new?</p></body></html>
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