The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield is presenting Scores for the Stars, 2020-21, a two- part series by artist Ander Mikalson dedicated to Frank Stella”™s Stars. The first part is a two-channel sound installation on view in the museum”™s Sculpture Garden from now to Jan. 3. It celebrates the winter solstice, which occurred Dec. 21, a time when our largest star, the sun, is lowest in the sky. The scores for the winter solstice are excerpted from eponymous summertime tunes. Visitors are encouraged to explore the outdoor works by Stella and experience Mikalson”™s installation together in real time.
Part II will occur as a live performance at The Aldrich on the summer solstice June 20, when the sun is highest in the sky.
Mikalson”™s Scores for the Stars was created in response to the exhibition Frank Stella”™s Stars, A Survey. It was organized by Education Director Namulen Bayarsaihan and Senior Curator Amy Smith-Stewart. Frank Stella”™s exhibit is on view inside the museum through May 9; the outdoor work installed throughout the museum”™s grounds is on view through Sept. 7.
Born in 1983, Mikalson is a New York-based artist working in performance, sound, sculpture and drawing.
