MUSIC: NICOLAS JAAR

On Sunday, February 5 from 1-6 p.m., Pitchfork will present “From Scratch”, an event with electronic music producer Nicolas Jaar at MoMA PS1 in Long Island City, New York.

The event will be presented in collaboration with MoMA PS1 and Clown & Sunset Aesthetics, Jarr’s newly formed interdisciplinary culture house with film producer Noah Kraft. Clown & Sunset Aesthetics is the parent company of Jaar’s record label Clown & Sunset.

“From Scratch” will premiere a new five-hour, multidisciplinary performance from Jaar, with musical collaborators Will Epstein, Dave Harrington (Jaar’s partner in Darkside), and Sasha Spielberg.

Taking place inside a geodesic dome, the MoMA PS1 Performance Dome, the improvised, audio-visual performance will include a live movement piece designed specifically for that space, and sound-derived video art from CSA’s filmmaker-in-residence, Ryan Staake of Pomp & Clout.

The event is the inaugural installment of MoMA PS1′s “Sunday Sessions,” a winter programming series that will take place in the MoMA PS1 Performance Dome every Sunday from February 5 through May 13, 2012 from 12PM to 6PM.

The event is free with admission to MoMA PS1.

Nicolas Jaar recently released this track which features saxophone from Will Epstein (who is performing at the MoMA event) and vocals from Scout LaRue, the daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis.