Musician and composer Michelle Agnes Magalhaes Comes to EMPAC

Published: Oct. 20, 2023, 7:33 p.m.

Musician and composer Michelle Agnes Magalh\xe3es worked with visual artist Clarissa Tossin to create a new work for \u201cShifting Center,\u201d the upcoming exhibition at EMPAC. She spoke with Sina Basila Hickey for Hudson Mohawk Magazine about collaboration, working with archival instruments, and using the EMPAC sound space. \n\n\u201cShifting Center\u201d will be at EMPAC from November 3\u201318, 2023.\nPrior to the exhibition opening, Beatriz Cortez\u2019s sculpture \u201cIlopango, the Volcano that Left\u201d departs Storm King Art Center, the site of its current exhibition, to embark on a three-day performative journey along the Hudson River to Troy. The volcano can be witnessed as it sails upriver from various viewing points on both shores and online through a livestream. There will be a welcoming reception at the Sanctuary on October 28.