Concert
September 14, 2024, 8pm
Artists Space and White Columns are pleased to present Arthur Rimbaud in Verdun, a performance by Penny Rimbaud (voice) and Ingrid Laubrock (saxophone). The performance takes place on the occasion of Gee Vaucher's survey exhibition at White Columns (September 12 - October 26).
Penny Rimbaud (born 1943) is a writer, poet, philosopher, painter, musician and activist. He was a member of the performance art groups EXIT and Ceres Confusion, and in 1972 was co-founder of the Stonehenge Free Festival, together with Phil Russell aka Wally Hope. In 1977 with Steve Ignorant, he co-founded the seminal anarchist punk band Crass and served as its drummer. Crass disbanded in 1984. Until 2000 Rimbaud devoted himself almost entirely to writing, returning to the public platform in 2001 as a performance poet working with a wide variety of jazz musicians under the umbrella of Last Amendment.
Ingrid Laubrock (born 1970) is a German experimental saxophonist and composer based in New York. She is interested in exploring the borders between musical realms and creating multi-layered, dense and often evocative sound worlds. A prolific composer, Laubrock was named a “true visionary” by the artist-musician Jason Moran. She has collaborated with an extraordinary range of musicians including: Anthony Braxton, Muhal Richards Abrams, Dave Douglas, Kenny Wheeler, Jason Moran, Tim Berne, William Parker, Tom Rainey, Mary Halvorson, Kris Davis, Tyshawn Sorey, Craig Taborn, Andy Milne, Luc Ex, Django Bates’ Human Chain, The Continuum Ensemble, and Wet Ink among many others.
