Opening Reception: Cities and Eyes curated by Anouk Focquier

Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Younes Baba-Ali, Carroussa Sonore, mobile sound installation.
Younes Baba-Ali, Carroussa Sonore, mobile sound installation.

Join us at the gallery from 7:30 to 9 PM for the opening reception of Cities and Eyes, curated by Anouk Focquier. Enjoy light refreshments and a special sound performance, Carroussa Sonore, by Younes Baba-Ali.

 

Originally, the "caroussa" was an object with a specific function: to spread and sell CDs broadcasting Koranic verses in the streets. This concept stems from the intuition that sound, both oral and musical, is an interactive material that shapes the physical space. Carroussa Sonore is a curatorial and artistic project by Younes Baba Ali, where this intuition becomes awareness. Made from salvaged materials, the cart is equipped with a battery, an audio player, an amplifier, and speakers. The "carroussa" maintains its original function of sound broadcasting in public spaces but now presents a panorama of contemporary sound art, from spoken word to soundscapes, experimental music to radio art. In a society dominated by visual stimuli, Carroussa Sonore offers a different, moving, and ephemeral aesthetic experience. Each step draws, through sound, a new cartography of the city, lasting the time of listening.
 
Carrousso Sonore, edition 2025 was produced by Express Newark
 

Participating Artists

Ali Motamedi (Ir/Us), Amélie Laurence Fortin (Can/Pl), Binta Diaw (sn/it), Fajr Kegler (Us), Haochun Yang & KeKeZ(Chn/Us), Jamilah Malika Abu-Bakare (Nga/Us), Khaled Jarrar (Pse/Us), Laïssa C. Alexis (Hti/Us), Magali A Cult (Hkg/Us), Nene Aïssatou Diallo (Gin/Us), Paul Pinto (Us), Richard Garet (Ury/Us), Shara Lunon (Us), The Just Now Orchestra (Ukr/Us), Tiffany Salas (Us), Vanessa Blake (Us), Wannes Deneer (Be), and Younes Baba-Ali (Ma/Be)

EVENTS: 
 
Itinerary Carrousso Sonore Friday February 28th:
 

NEW YORK - February 28, 2025, 6.00 PM - 8.00 PM

Departure: Flanders House Destination: Fridman Gallery

Followed by the exhibition opening of Cities and Eyes (7.30 PM - 9.00 PM), curated by Anouk Focquier (Berserk Art Agency).

Itinerary Carrousso Sonore Sunday March 2nd:
 

NEW YORK - March 2, 2025, 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Departure: Fridman Gallery Destination: Lenfest Center for the Arts

Followed by the panel discussion: Inviting Imagination: Artistic Generosity as Resistance to Exclusivity (3:00-5:00 PM) moderated by Katharina Otto-Bernstein.