Artists on Artists | chukwumaa & Ari Melenciano

Explore the transformative quality of sound in a two-night performance series inspired by the recent inHarlem exhibition Dozie Kanu: Function. Artists chukwumaa and Ari Melenciano perform live in an abstract dialogue with the works on view.
Born in Lagos, Nigeria and raised in Prince George’s County, Maryland, chukwumaa makes soft sculptures, techno-divining performances and other media experiments about liminal characters, Igbo trickster myths and non-linear narratives. He has performed and exhibited at MoMA PS1, The Corcoran Museum, Yale Union, ICA London, and The Kitchen.
Ari Melenciano is a Brooklyn-based artist, designer, creative technologist, researcher, and futurist, who is passionate about exploring the relationships between various forms of design and the human experience. Currently, her research lies at the intersections of human-computer interactive technologies, social impacts of technology, culture, sound, multisensory experiential design, experimental pedagogy and speculative design.
Artists on Artists invites creatives from all backgrounds-including poets, musicians, performers, and dancers-to respond to works on view through the lens of their own practices and experiences. This experimental, in-gallery program promotes dynamic engagement with contemporary art and artists.