If you’re dreading the customary “new year, new me” that are on the horizon, here’s something to look forward to for 2019: Pitchfork and The Art Institute of Chicago have announced today Midwinter, a new music and art experience they’re bringing to Chicago this comingFebruary 15-17.
Participating in the three-day event are over 30 musical acts, produced by Pitchfork, that will be performing amid the iconic art pieces on display at the Art Institute. The musical takeover of the museum will include the likes of Kamasi Washington, Slowdive, Joey Purp, Perfume Genius, Weyes Blood, JPEGMAFIA, Laurie Anderson, Zola Jesus & more.
Check out more details below, including the full lineup, ticket info, & more.
Tickets for Midwinter start at $50 per day for a single night general admission ticket, which will grant you access to The Art Institute of Chicago’s collection, select musical performances, gallery soundscapes, and live recordings of Pitchfork Radio. Special add-on performances start at $15. A three-night weekend ticket is going for $127.50. Tickets go on sale this Friday, November 16 at 10am CT at http://midwinter.pitchfork.
The Midwinter lineup features Kamasi Washington, Oneohtrix Point Never, Slowdive, Panda Bear, Laurie Anderson, DJ Koze, Tortoise (TNT 21st Anniversary Performance), William Basinski (The Disintegration Loops with the Chicago Philharmonic and On Time Out of Time), Perfume Genius, Deerhunter, Zola Jesus, Joey Purp, Mykki Blanco, Mount Eerie,Grouper, Jlin, Yves Tumor, Weyes Blood, Hiss Golden Messenger, serpentwithfeet,JPEGMAFIA, Sudan Archives, Madison McFerrin, Mary Lattimore, Daniel Bachman, Haley Fohr (of Circuit des Yeux), Marisa Anderson, Smerz and Baba Stiltz.
In addition to live performances, Midwinter will feature original pre-recorded compositions, unearthed recordings, and soundscapes from Nico Muhly, Tashi Wada & Julia Holter, Stars of the Lid, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Midori Takada, Visible Cloaks, Helado Negro and Ilyas Ahmed. These pieces of music will be inspired by and respond to iconic pieces in the museum’s collection.
