Historical paintings met contemporary music in Chicago, during Midwinter. Set in the Art Institute of Chicago, the works of Vincent Van Gogh, even if only with one ear, were able to listen to the very distinct sounds from Sudan Archives to Kamasi Washington, Yves Tumor to Deerhunter, Slowdive, Tortoise or JPEGMafia, just to name a few. Paintings from Renoir, Picasso, Monet or Matisse (and this is only a small selection of the the big names in art history present at the museum) served as the backdrop to showcase both already established names, as well as new emerging artists, in the musical landscape of Chicago and the world. Pitchfork Radio was also present at the museum with an entire room dedicated to it. It was curated by Elia Einhorn, with whom we had the pleasure to chat at the festival.
The result is the video below, in which Elia describes what makes Midwinter so musically rich and unique musically, and why the Chicago music scene has blossomed like it did.
article posted by:Joao Vasconcelos, Canal180