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Moshe · 10.30.2008, 02:08 AM

Lee Ranaldo, Leah Singer to perform at HVCC exhibit

Lee Ranaldo, Leah Singer to perform at HVCC exhibit

By TIM KANE, Special to the Times Union

First published in print: Thursday, October 30, 2008
Before Sonic Youth, Lee Ranaldo was a print maker who just happened to play guitar. Then the heavily amplified atonal band took off in the mid-1980s, releasing a slew of recordings and hitting the road for more than nine months a year for a decade.
With such a busy schedule, visual art became secondary for Ranaldo. But this has been changing. Although Sonic Youth is intact, a less rigorous schedule has allowed Ranaldo to return to "flat" art as well as multimedia collaborations.
Both come together in "The Space Between These Lines Not Dedicated," through Dec. 6 at the Teaching Gallery at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy. Several of Ranaldo's alluring black-and-white dry point prints with evocative textual musings are included in the exhibit, along with a series of balloon sculptures by his partner, Leah Singer.
Starting in 2006, Singer, a filmmaker, and Ranaldo collaborated in an ongoing performance concept called "Drift," which played in venues as diverse as grimy punk clubs in Marseille, France, and the Pompidou Center in Paris.
As part of the HVCC exhibit, Singer and Ranaldo will do a one-time take tonight on their latest endeavor entitled "I Love You I Hate You." Exactly what the gig is remains to be seen.
Ranaldo may pick up a guitar, which will hang eye-level from the ceiling for anyone to play after the duo departs. Or he might just hunker down behind a laptop full of archival sounds, bounce them around the gallery, waiting for Singer to counter with projected images against mirrors, a strobe light and the prints themselves.
"Who knows?" said Ranaldo from New York City recently. "I'm leaning towards the guitar."
As with "Drift," Singer says there's an overall "framework" in "I love You" but "whatever happens, happens." The show will start around 7 p.m. and "maybe last 20 or 30 minutes," Ranaldo said.
Improvisation is a hallmark of Sonic Youth, so why should this be any different? One thing is for sure: "It will be sonic," Singer said.
Tim Kane is a freelance writer living in Albany and a regular contributor to the Times Union.

Art happening
When: 5-8 tonight, reception; 7 tonight, improvisational performance; exhibit up until Dec. 6. Hours: 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; 1-7 p.m. Wednesday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday; noon-4 p.m. Saturday.
Where: Teaching Gallery, Hudson Valley Community College, Troy
Cost: Free Contact: http://www.hvcc.edu/teachinggallery

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Moshe Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,934	Lee Ranaldo, Leah Singer to perform at HVCC exhibit Lee Ranaldo, Leah Singer to perform at HVCC exhibit By TIM KANE, Special to the Times Union First published in print: Thursday, October 30, 2008 Before Sonic Youth, Lee Ranaldo was a print maker who just happened to play guitar. Then the heavily amplified atonal band took off in the mid-1980s, releasing a slew of recordings and hitting the road for more than nine months a year for a decade. With such a busy schedule, visual art became secondary for Ranaldo. But this has been changing. Although Sonic Youth is intact, a less rigorous schedule has allowed Ranaldo to return to "flat" art as well as multimedia collaborations. Both come together in "The Space Between These Lines Not Dedicated," through Dec. 6 at the Teaching Gallery at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy. Several of Ranaldo's alluring black-and-white dry point prints with evocative textual musings are included in the exhibit, along with a series of balloon sculptures by his partner, Leah Singer. Starting in 2006, Singer, a filmmaker, and Ranaldo collaborated in an ongoing performance concept called "Drift," which played in venues as diverse as grimy punk clubs in Marseille, France, and the Pompidou Center in Paris. As part of the HVCC exhibit, Singer and Ranaldo will do a one-time take tonight on their latest endeavor entitled "I Love You I Hate You." Exactly what the gig is remains to be seen. Ranaldo may pick up a guitar, which will hang eye-level from the ceiling for anyone to play after the duo departs. Or he might just hunker down behind a laptop full of archival sounds, bounce them around the gallery, waiting for Singer to counter with projected images against mirrors, a strobe light and the prints themselves. "Who knows?" said Ranaldo from New York City recently. "I'm leaning towards the guitar." As with "Drift," Singer says there's an overall "framework" in "I love You" but "whatever happens, happens." The show will start around 7 p.m. and "maybe last 20 or 30 minutes," Ranaldo said. Improvisation is a hallmark of Sonic Youth, so why should this be any different? One thing is for sure: "It will be sonic," Singer said. Tim Kane is a freelance writer living in Albany and a regular contributor to the Times Union. Art happening When: 5-8 tonight, reception; 7 tonight, improvisational performance; exhibit up until Dec. 6. Hours: 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; 1-7 p.m. Wednesday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday; noon-4 p.m. Saturday. Where: Teaching Gallery, Hudson Valley Community College, Troy Cost: Free Contact: http://www.hvcc.edu/teachinggallery http://timesunion.com/AspStories/sto...&category=ARTS
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