American virtuoso Jason Moran is a genius jazz pianist known for performing experimental compositions in collaborative projects with visual artists—among them, Joan Jonas, Lorna Simpson, Glenn Ligon and Adrian Piper. For the 56th Venice Art Biennale, artistic director Okui Enwezor invited Jason to stage and animate two sound environments. The multi-faceted artist brings the full range of his creative practice into play for his first museum show at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis this year. In our conversation, Jason Moran shares the discoveries he made while realizing recent collaborations with artists Julie Mehretu and Kara Walker.
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- Julie Mehretu painting inside the Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Harlem, 2017
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- Jason Moran composing inside the Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Harlem, 2017
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- Julie Mehretu and Jason Moran in rehearsal for Performa 2017, New York
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- Jason Moran, STAGED Savoy Ballroom, Venice Art Biennale, 2015
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- Jason Moran performing at the Venice Art Biennale, 2015
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- Jason Moran, STAGED: Three Deuces, Venice Art Biennale, 2015
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- Kara Walker, Katastwóf Karavan, Prospect.4 New Orleans, 2018
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- Kara Walker, Katastwóf Karavan, 2018, detail
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- Kara Walker and Jason Moran P.4 performance, Algiers Point, 2018
Sound Editor: Anamnesis Audio | Special Audio courtesy Jason Moran: Summon, Katastrof Karavan, Three Deuces, He Puts on His Coat and Leaves
Related Links: Jason Moran, Joan Jonas, Lorna Simpson, Glenn Ligon, Adrian Piper, 56th Venice Art Biennale, Okui Enwezor , Walker Art Center, Julie Mehretu, Kara Walker
Related Episodes: Jason Moran at the Whitney Biennial | The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp: Prospect.4 New Orleans
Special Thank You to Sarah Howard, University of South Florida, Institute for Research in Art, for contributing sound and photos of Kara Walker, Katastwof Karavan, Prospect.4 New Orleans
