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PAST PROGRAMS
A few of our past programs held at the AIRMW space including our AIRMW Presents and Happening at AIRMW series as well as collaborative programming with local organizations.
AIRMW PRESENTS
AIRMW Presents
In-house programming presented by AIRMW
ひとつからふたつでてまたひとつになる。| One becomes Two becomes One.
September 25, 2023
Tokyo-based artist and curator Naoki Nakatani investigates the construction of information made up with memory, and truth through performative lectures. With Logan Griffin Beck.
Tokyo-based artist and curator Naoki Nakatani investigates the construction of information made up with memory, and truth through performative lectures. With Logan Griffin Beck.
dragonchild (installation)
February 10, 2024
Listening to 8-channel installation of "dragonchild," a project by DA Makonnen and produced by FPE Records.
Part of event "We are sitting in a cave: FPE Records Live" to celebrate two new release projects by FPE Records.
Featuring performances and installations by Kioto Aoki & Takashi Shallow and DA Makonnen.
Listening to 8-channel installation of "dragonchild," a project by DA Makonnen and produced by FPE Records.
Part of event "We are sitting in a cave: FPE Records Live" to celebrate two new release projects by FPE Records.
Featuring performances and installations by Kioto Aoki & Takashi Shallow and DA Makonnen.
Lauren Deutsch – TANGIBLE SOUND
May 9-10, 2024
Two-day multi-projection installation by Lauren Deutsch.
Two-day multi-projection installation by Lauren Deutsch.
"Paper, not plastic" Album Release Live
September 9, 2023
Album release show for Kioto Aoki's second solo taiko album, "Paper, not plastic" released by FPE Records.
Album release show for Kioto Aoki's second solo taiko album, "Paper, not plastic" released by FPE Records.
We are sitting in a cave: FPE Records – Live
February 10, 2024
Release show of Kioto Aoki & Takashi Shallow's vinyl collaboration: Paper, not Plastic Dubs out from FPE Records. Kioto and Takashi performing a live iteration of expanded concepts from the Dubs release, where Shallow used three tracks from Aoki’s 2023 FPE Records release, Paper, not plastic, allowing Shallow to explore process and medium, treating the sounds to a variety of analog production techniques.
Release show of Kioto Aoki & Takashi Shallow's vinyl collaboration: Paper, not Plastic Dubs out from FPE Records. Kioto and Takashi performing a live iteration of expanded concepts from the Dubs release, where Shallow used three tracks from Aoki’s 2023 FPE Records release, Paper, not plastic, allowing Shallow to explore process and medium, treating the sounds to a variety of analog production techniques.
A Conversation and listening party with Tatsu Aoki
February 16, 2024
Interview between Tatsu Aoki & Haruhi Kobayashi for listening party and talk from Aoki sharing his stories about and experiences with Fred Anderson.
Co-presented by Experimental Sound Studio and AIRMW.
Interview between Tatsu Aoki & Haruhi Kobayashi for listening party and talk from Aoki sharing his stories about and experiences with Fred Anderson.
Co-presented by Experimental Sound Studio and AIRMW.
HAPPENING AT AIRMW
Events by community artists happening at the AIRMW space
Seajun Kwon 4tet
December 2, 2023
Seajun Kwon leading quartet for Chicago debut. Featuring Beth McDonald on tuba, Erez Dessel on keyboard, and Tyler Damon on drums.
Seajun Kwon leading quartet for Chicago debut. Featuring Beth McDonald on tuba, Erez Dessel on keyboard, and Tyler Damon on drums.
Tomomi Adachi & Lou Mallozzi
November 1, 2023
Experimental Sound Studio and Asian Improv Arts Midwest presents Japanese performer, composer, and sound poet Tomomi Adachi with Chicago artist Lou Mallozzi.
Experimental Sound Studio and Asian Improv Arts Midwest presents Japanese performer, composer, and sound poet Tomomi Adachi with Chicago artist Lou Mallozzi.
Women Center Stage: Japanese Performing Artists in Conversation
September 13, 2024
Presentation and discussion featuring Takane Umeya from Tokyo, Kioto Aoki, and Rika Lin moderated by Saira Chambers about female performing artists working within traditional and contemporary contexts.
Presented by Japanese Culture Center & Japanese Arts Foundation.
Presentation and discussion featuring Takane Umeya from Tokyo, Kioto Aoki, and Rika Lin moderated by Saira Chambers about female performing artists working within traditional and contemporary contexts.
Presented by Japanese Culture Center & Japanese Arts Foundation.
SAIC WAVEFORMS
April 13, 2024
Graduate students from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Department of Art and Technology / Sound Practices put on their spring WAVEFORMS program.
Graduate students from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Department of Art and Technology / Sound Practices put on their spring WAVEFORMS program.
SAIC WAVEFORMS
April 13, 2024
Graduate students from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Department of Art and Technology / Sound Practices put on their spring WAVEFORMS program.
Graduate students from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Department of Art and Technology / Sound Practices put on their spring WAVEFORMS program.
Acoustic Infrared – Daniel (Po Chun) Tseng
May 2024
Acoustic Infrared (2024) by Daniel (Po Chun) Tseng as part of WAVEFORMS
Sound installation with infrared sensor, field-recorded soundscape compositions.
"The collages of field recordings, which capture the sonic environments inhabited by Southeast Asian immigrants in Taiwan, aim to reimagine Taiwanese cultural sovereignty by scrutinizing the predominant binary paradigm of indigenous groups and the so-called Han settlers."
Acoustic Infrared (2024) by Daniel (Po Chun) Tseng as part of WAVEFORMS
Sound installation with infrared sensor, field-recorded soundscape compositions.
"The collages of field recordings, which capture the sonic environments inhabited by Southeast Asian immigrants in Taiwan, aim to reimagine Taiwanese cultural sovereignty by scrutinizing the predominant binary paradigm of indigenous groups and the so-called Han settlers."
UnStumm meets Lou Mallozzi
September 18, 2023
Unstumm (Nicola L. Hein & Claudia Schmitz) featuring Chicago-based Lou Mallozzi and Kim Alpert convene an evening of conversation of moving image and sound.
Unstumm (Nicola L. Hein & Claudia Schmitz) featuring Chicago-based Lou Mallozzi and Kim Alpert convene an evening of conversation of moving image and sound.
Sandra Binion: Duras Piece & Suite for Bass and Ironing Bored Variation
April 28, 2024
[pictured: Suite for Bass and Ironing Bored Variatio]
Chicago artist Sandra Binion presents two performances: Duras Piece & Suite for Bass and Ironing Bored Variation as part of her retrospective, "Sandra Binion: Autobiography of Looking"
[pictured: Suite for Bass and Ironing Bored Variatio]
Chicago artist Sandra Binion presents two performances: Duras Piece & Suite for Bass and Ironing Bored Variation as part of her retrospective, "Sandra Binion: Autobiography of Looking"
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