Sat, Oct 07
|BlackRock Center for the Arts
Zion: Let My Children Hear Music Reception
Feat. a DJ set by Leon City Sounds. Guest curated by Artist Murat Cem Mengüç w/ BlackRock Gallery Director Joshua Gamma. Consider the record cover as a vehicle to transport your mind to utopia… and stay tuned for all vinyl DJ-nights, a record fair and more!
Time & Location
Oct 07, 2023, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
BlackRock Center for the Arts, 12901 Town Commons Dr, Germantown, MD 20874, USA
About the Event
Join us on Saturday, October 7 from 2:00-5:00 PM for the opening reception of our latest exhibition - Zion: Let My Children Hear Music. Guest curated by Artist Murat Cem Mengüç with BlackRock Gallery Director Joshua Gamma. Light refreshments will be provided along with entertainment by an all-vinyl DJ.
Consider the record cover as a vehicle to transport your mind to utopia… and stay tuned for more all-vinyl DJ nights, a record fair, and more!
Exhibit On View in the Gallery II : 7 October – 23 December
Tues–Fri: 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
Sat: Noon–4:00 PM
Sun: 10:30 AM–2:30 PM
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ABOUT THE CURATOR
Guest curated by Artist Murat Cem Mengüç. Murat Cem Mengüç is a Turkish American artist, writer, and historian. He holds a Ph.D. in Middle Eastern studies and was an academic until 2017. His work has been shown in three solo exhibits and numerous group shows. His art and writing are included in Hyperallergic, Maggot Brain, International Journal of Ottoman Studies, and Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies. Mengüç is the founder of Studio Teleocene and the publisher of Covid Magazine.