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Major support is provided by The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art and an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
Additional funding is provided by Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III and by Fundación Almine y Bernard Ruiz-Picasso para el Arte.
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Guitar Innovators: Marco Cappelli and Mamady Kouyate
Organized in conjunction with the exhibition Picasso: Guitars 1912–1914, this program highlights the work of artists as innovative and singular in their approach to the sound of their instrument as Pablo Picasso was to the shape of his radical cardboard and sheet-metal guitars.
Italian guitarist Marco Cappelli, a notable figure in the NYC avant-garde music scene and creator of Extreme Guitar Project, presents a set that bridges traditional contemporary repertoire with daring experimentation. Cappelli performs on several instruments including his classical guitar modified with the addition of 8 to 10 sympathetic strings.
Mamady Kouyate, West African guitarist and leader of Guinean dance band the Mandingo Ambassadors, appears in a rare solo performance. Born into one of Guinea’s most prominent musical families and a former member of the legendary group Bembeya Jazz, Kouyate reworks old riffs and melodies onto the electric guitar with original flair, warmth, and virtuosity.
Guitar Innovators: Kaki King and Pedro da Silva
Organized in conjunction with the exhibition Picasso: Guitars 1912–1914, this program highlights the work of artists as innovative and singular in their approach to the sound of their instrument as Pablo Picasso was to the shape of his radical cardboard and sheet-metal guitars.
Georgia-born, Brooklyn-based guitar player and composer Kaki King is most renowned for her stunning technique, incorporating finger-picking, fret-slapping, and percussive thumping. A dazzling performer, King has gained a reputation as one of independent music’s leading talents, earning her, among other accolades, Rolling Stone magazine’s coveted Guitar God title in 2006.
Eclectic and versatile Portuguese composer and guitarist Pedro da Silva composes in just about every style (contemporary classical, world, film, rock, jazz and electronic), plays 18 instruments, and teaches composition at New York University. For this program, da Silva’s set includes his own intricate compositions for flamenco and Portuguese guitar.
Pablo Picasso. Still life with Guitar. Variant state. Paris, assembled before November 15, 1913. Subsequently preserved by the artist. Paperboard, paper, string, and painted wire installed with cut cardboard box, Overall: 30 x 20 1/2 x 7 3/4" (76.2 x 52.1 x 19.7cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the artist
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