PST ART Weekend Opening Celebration: Black Quantum Futurism at Debs Park

Join PST ART: Art & Science Collide at the Audubon Center in Debs Park for a kick-off performance and a celebration of the Northeast LA & Pasadena PST ART Weekend. Including food and beverage vendors such as El Ruso, the PST ART photo booth, DJs selected by NTS Radio, and outdoor activities led by USAL Project, this event will culminate in a musical performance by Black Quantum Futurism – a multidisciplinary collaboration between Camae Ayewa and Rasheedah Phillips that weaves quantum physics, Black temporalities, ritual, text, and sound to create counter histories and Black quantum futures that challenge exclusionary, mainstream versions of history and the future. They will be joined by celebrated flautist, composer, and conceptualist Nicole Mitchell. The performance begins at 8:00PM.

The Black Quantum Futurism event is the first in Quantum Vibrations, a free, four-part music series that will explore the intersections of art and science through music and sound. Curated by USC Professor and Chair in Cross-Cultural Communication, Vice Provost for the Arts, and 2016 MacArthur Fellow Josh Kun, Quantum Vibrations borrows its title from legendary composer and music theorist Pauline Oliveros’ idea of “quantum listening,” or “listening in order to attune to our bodies, the earth and one another in an increasingly loud and noisy world.” The series engages with world renowned artists who consider music in scientific contexts and use music to explore scientific questions and will include musical meditations on nuclear research, desert biomes, speculative world making, and non-human music makers.