MoMA PS1 ANNOUNCES LINE-UP FOR WARM UP 2011
Annual Outdoor Music Series Runs Every Saturday from July 2–September 3
(Long Island City, NY — June 8, 2011) MoMA PS1 presents Warm Up 2011, beginning July 2 and taking place every Saturday this summer through September 3. Now celebrating its 14th year, the museum’s highly anticipated outdoor series will continue its tradition of introducing audiences to the best in experimental live music, sound, performance, and DJs. Featured artists include Omar-S, DJ Pierre, Sun Araw, Black Dice, Four Tet, Tanlines, Grimes, Syd Tha Kyd / OFWGKTA, His name is alive, and Nguzunguzu. The annual series is held in MoMA PS1’s courtyard, which this year features Holding Pattern by Interboro Partners, an immersive environment that is the winning design of MoMA PS1’s 12th annual Young Architects Program.
This year's Warm Up marks the second year the series will be conceived by a curatorial committee hand selected by the museum to represent a wide spectrum of expertise and experiences in music, sound, and the performing arts, resulting in a unique summer sound that explores, interprets, and combines genres. Selected by MoMA PS1 director Klaus Biesenbach and organized by MoMA PS1 curatorial assistant Eliza Ryan, the Warm Up 2011 committee includes Dean Bein, head of True Panther Sounds; Kris Chen, head of A & R at XL Recordings; Robin Carolan, head of Tri Angle Records; Jonathan Galkin, co- founder of DFA Records; Brandon Stosuy, editor for Pitchfork and contributing editor for The Believer; and Matt Werth, label head of RVNG Intl.
Throughout the summer, installations by CONFETTISYSTEM, Fort Makers, Nightwood, and Thunder Horse Video, will accentuate the Warm Up stage, organized by Jocelyn Miller, MoMA PS1.
Generous funding for Warm Up 2011 is provided by agnès b. and The Junior Associates of The Museum of Modern Art.
Special thanks to GreatBrewers and Ace Hotel New York.
2011 Warm Up Schedule
July 2
DJ Pierre / Afro Acid / Chicago, IL Beautiful Swimmers / Future Times / Washington, DC Delicate Steve / Luaka Bop / Fredon, NJ Protect-U / Future Times / Washington, DC Zoovox / Lectric Sands Records / Brooklyn, NY
July 9
Four Tet / Domino / London, UK Falty DL / Planet Mu / New York, NY SBTRKT / Young Turks / London, UK Bronze / RVNG Intl / San Francisco, CA Matthewdavid / Brainfeeder / Los Angeles, CA TURRBOTAX® DJs / New York, NY
July 16 agnès b. presents:
Audio Love by Juan + Johnny Joakim / Tigersushi / Paris, France Koudlam / Pan European Recordings / Paris, France Mirror Mirror / RVNG Intl. / New York, NY
July 23
Gang Gang Dance (DJ set) / 4AD / New York, NY Lunice / Lucky Me / Montreal, Canada Syd tha Kyd / OFWGKTA / Los Angeles, CA Miracles Club / Ecstacy Records / Portland, OR Laurel Halo / Hippos in Tanks / New York, NY
July 30
Prince Language / The No Comprendo / NegroClash & Stretch Armstrong / Plant Music / New York, NY Das Racist (DJ set) / Greedhead / Brooklyn, NY Vockah Redu / C2K Entertainment/ New Orleans, LA Ital / 100% Silk, Lovers Rock / New York, NY XXXY / Ten Thousand Yen / Manchester, UK
August 6
Omar-S / FXHE Records / Detroit, MI Simian Mobile Disco (DJ set) / Delicacies / Wichita / London, UK Steve Moore / Zombi / L.I.E.S./ Kompakt / New York, NY Beppe Loda / Typhoon / Cosmic, Italy Forma / Spectrum Spools / Brooklyn, NY
August 13
Black Dice / Paw Tracks / New York, NY His Name is Alive (DJ set) / Midnight Cowboy / Detroit, MI oOoOO / Tri Angle Records / San Francisco, CA Clams Casino / Tri Angle Records / Nutley, NJ Ayshay (DJ set) / Tri Angle Records / Brooklyn, NY Water Borders / Tri Angle Records / San Francisco, CA
August 20
The Juan Maclean (DJ set) / DFA / New HampshireBlood Orange / Terrible / Domino Records / New York, NY Solange / Houston, Texas Pictureplane / Lovepump United / Denver, CO Grimes / Arbutus Records / Montreal, Canada Ford & Lopatin (DJ set) / Mexican Summer / New York, NY
August 27
Tanlines / True Panther Sounds / New York, NY NguzuNguzu / Fade to Mind / Los Angeles, CA
Teengirl Fantasy / True Panther Sounds / Oberlin, OH Sun Araw / Sun Ark Records / Los Angeles, CA Physical Therapy / Brooklyn, NY
September 3
Horse Meat Disco / Strut / London, UK Midnight Magic / Midnight Sun / New York, NY Justin Miller / DFA / New York, NY BICEP / Throne of Blood / London, UK
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Warm Up 2011 General Information
Hours and Directions Opening July 2, Warm Up 2011 will be held each Saturday for ten consecutive weeks, through September 3, from 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
MoMA PS1 is located at 22-25 Jackson Avenue at 46th Avenue in Long Island City, Queens, across the Queensboro Bridge from midtown Manhattan. It is easily accessible by bus and subway. Traveling by subway, visitors should take either the E or M to Court Square - 23 Street (note that the M does not run on weekends); the 7 to 45 Road-Courthouse Square; or the G to Long Island City - Court Square. Visitors may also take the Q67 bus to Jackson and 46th Avenues or the B61 to Jackson Avenue. Visitors using public transportation are advised to check the MTA Weekend Service Advisory.
Admission On Warm Up Saturdays, from 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., the admission fee to MoMA PS1 and Warm Up is $15. Included in this price is access to all exhibitions and Warm Up.
MoMA Members receive one ticket for themselves with a valid Membership card. Long Island City residents receive one free entry for themselves upon showing proof of their residency.
MoMA PS1 General Information
Hours: MoMA PS1 is open from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Thursday through Monday. It is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day.
• artbook@MoMA PS1 is open from 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Thursday through Sunday. • LeRosier Café is open from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Thursday through Monday.
Museum Admission: Admission is suggested: $10.00 for adults; $5.00 for students and senior citizens; free for Long Island City Residents, MoMA members and MoMA admission ticket holders. The MoMA ticket must be presented at MoMA PS1 within thirty days of date on ticket and is not valid during Warm Up or other MoMA PS1 events or benefits.
Directions: MoMA PS1 is located at 22-25 Jackson Avenue at 46th Avenue in Long Island City, Queens, across the Queensboro Bridge from midtown Manhattan. It is easily accessible by bus and subway. Traveling by subway, visitors should take either the E or M to Court Square - 23 Street (note that the M does not run on weekends); the 7 to 45 Road-Courthouse Square; or the G to Long Island City - Court Square. Visitors may also take the Q67 bus to Jackson and 46th Avenues or the B61 to
Jackson Avenue. Visitors using public transportation are advised to check the MTA Weekend Service Advisory.
Web Sites: www.MoMAPS1.org • www.MoMA.org
Background: MoMA PS1 is one of the largest and oldest organizations in the United States solely devoted to contemporary art. Established in 1976 by Alanna Heiss, MoMA PS1 originated from The Institute for Art and Urban Resources, a not-for-profit organization founded five years prior with the mission of turning abandoned, underutilized buildings in New York City into artist studios and exhibition spaces. P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, as it then was known, became an affiliate of The Museum of Modern Art in 2000.
Support: Operations and programs of MoMA PS1 are supported by the MoMA PS1 Board of Directors; the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; Helen M. Marshall, Queens Borough President; Council Member James Van Bramer; The Council of the City of New York; and the MoMA PS1 Annual Fund, Annual Exhibition Fund, and The Student Body. The MoMA PS1 Annual Fund is supported by The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, Union Beer Distributors, Susan G. Jacoby, Mathis Pfohl Foundation, Christina Dalle Pezze, Jane K. Lombard, Andrew Edlin Gallery, Marian Goodman Gallery, Saks Fifth Avenue, and other donors.
Exhibitions at MoMA PS1 are made possible by the Annual Exhibition Fund with support from Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi, Richard Chang and Tina Lee, Adam Kimmel, Peter Norton and the Peter Norton Family Foundation, Beth Swofford, David Teiger, Agnes Gund, Dana Farouki, John Comfort, Philip E. Aarons and Shelley Fox Aarons, Mimi Haas, and Enzo Viscusi, with additional funding from Michel Zaleski, The Student Body of MoMA PS1, Byron R. Meyer, and Jeremy E. Steinke.
Public Programs are made possible in part by Studio in a School and The Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation.
MoMA PS1’s institutional archives were established with generous founding support from the Leon Levy Foundation.
Curatorial travel and research is supported by The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art, Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, and David Teiger.