Inspired by the current exhibition, Figures and Forms, in the Sculpture Garden, Mabe Fratti’s musical presentation imagines a fictional space where songs reveal a conversation across time and place. Just like the sculptures, which are different stylistically and from different generations, Fratti and her musical collaborators I. la Católica (guitar) and Chris Corsano (drums and other objects), will experiment with genre and form. Arushi Jain will play a live electronics set expanding on compositions she detailed for recorded albums. With a focus on improvisation and expansive synthesis, Jain will channel essences held in marble, water, greenery, and sculpture to enhance the roofless gallery. They will be joined by the cellist MIZU, who previously has played parts on her album Delight. DJ’J will open the sonic space of the garden inviting guests to explore dynamic sounds throughout the afternoon.
Set times
4:00–5:30 p.m. DJ’J
5:30–6:30 Arushi Jain
6:30–7:30 Mabe Fratti
Music at MoMA is included with general Museum admission. No additional ticketing required, and members get in free.
Please note: Sculpture Garden capacity is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. Be advised that the Museum closes at 7:00 p.m. Our checkroom closes one hour before this program ends, and re-entry to the garden is not guaranteed. In case of inclement weather, Music at MoMA will take place inside.
Guatemala-born and Mexico City-based Mabe Fratti is an experimental cellist and composer known for her integration of cello, voice, and synthesizers in immersive sound installations, compositions, and free improvisations. Her hypnotic performances combine contemporary genres like shoegaze and dream pop with ancestral influences such as Gregorian chants to Sephardi music, creating a potent, highly emotive sonic ritual. Fratti’s 2019 debut LP, Pies Sobre la Tierra, feature lush and mesmerizing cello compositions, and her acclaimed 2021 album, Será que ahora podremos entendernos, elevates her otherworldly sound with vintage synths, subtle drones, guitars, and field recordings. Her latest albums, Se Ve Desde Aquí (2022) and Sentir Que No Sabes (2024), showcase her intimate vocals alongside free jazz and ambient, electronic elements. Fratti harnesses technical dominion for experimentation in sound and feeling, culminating in ethereal sonic constellations.
Arushi Jain is a modular synthesist, singer, producer, and radio host who deploys the sounds and aesthetics of contemporary experimental electronic music to channel, celebrate, iterate upon, and interrogate drone, traditional Indian idioms. Jain grew up in Delhi and later studied Computer Science at Stanford University, where she discovered computer generated sounds and synthesis at the Centre for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA). Jain's latest album, Delight (2024) has been celebrated by Pitchfork, Resident Advisor, and the Wire among others and serves as a strong companion to Under the Lilac Sky (2021), which was named the Guardian's Global Album of the Month. While Jain’s previous record was concerned with time, space, and our outer environment, her most recent album, Delight, is reflective, occasionally approaching the autobiographical. Jain has been on an extensive US and European tour with artists such as Oneohtrix Point Never and Glass Beams, and her own Delight headline tour in North America which will continue throughout 2024.
Jenny Slattery, performing as DJ’J, is a visionary artist and cofounder of Incienso Records. Celebrated for her electrifying DJ sets, DJ’J intertwines global musical tradition with contemporary experimental rhythms. Her sets blend jungle beats with urban soundscapes, translating personal memories and visions into sonic form. Through her dynamic live shows and role in nurturing talents at Incienso, DJ’J conjures and sustains a hallucinatory, global soundscape.