Knots in Time

In recognition of Asia Art Week, an annual celebration of Asian Art in NYC, we will be presenting a special concert Knots in Time by noted violinist Johnna Wu, accompanied by Simon Kanzler on electronics. The musical program was specially chosen to resonate with our current exhibition Beijing Stories, which pairs the intimate bronze and ceramic sculptures of Liu Shiming with the large-scale photographs of contemporary American photographer Lois Conner.

With a program of works by contemporary composers Liza Lim, Chikage Imai, Yifan Guo, Zosha Di Castri, Simon Kanzler, and Bahar Royaee as well as sonata by J.S. Bach, Knots in Time meditates on weaving together ideas of time, temporality, transience and continuity.

Seating is limited, RSVP required

Johnna Wu

Johnna Wu is an American violinist, performer and improviser. Since making her solo debut performance with the Indianapolis Symphony at the age of eight, she has performed internationally, most recently at the Lucerne Festival, Toyama International Contemporary Music Festival in Japan, University Museum of Contemporary Art in Mexico City, the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Carnegie Hall, the Berlin Philharmonie, Paris Philharmonie, Guangzhou Opera House, and the Banff Centre in Canada among others.

She is the founder, artistic and executive director of the New York-based electroacoustic ensemble PinkNoise. In 2015, she was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to pursue research in Germany. Wu received B.A. degrees in biology and music from Columbia University and a Master of Music in violin performance at The Juilliard School. She serves on the violin faculty at CUNY-Staten Island and has been a co-curator and faculty member at the Lucerne Festival in Switzerland.