Loren Connors will perform in front of Rothko's "Four Darks in Red" at the Whitney Museum of American Art on August 29th: 

Loren Connors, composer and musician, will address Four Darks in Red, 1958 by Mark Rothko (1903–1970). Named in honor of the Whitney’s new address, 99 Gansevoort Street, 99 Objects is a series of in-gallery programs focusing on individual works of art from the Museum’s collection on view in America Is Hard to See. Speakers include artists, writers, Whitney curators and educators, and an interdisciplinary group of scholars. Programs take place daily.

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“I’m the only one who plays on the streets all year round. I don’t do it for money. Most people ignore me but some people come by and toss a $5 bill and say, they’ve been listening for years and that I should keep it up.

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