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Meredith Monk + Robert Thurman | On Behalf of Nature STANDBY ONLY

“How does one create an ecological artwork that doesn’t make more waste in the world?” asked composer and interdisciplinary artist Meredith Monk in conjunction with her 2013 music-theater piece, On Behalf of Nature. What is the artist’s role if not—in the words of poet Gary Snyder—to be “a spokesperson for non-human entities communicating to the human realm through dance or song?” Monk meets Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman converse publicly—or the first time—about ephemerality, karma, and the place where Buddhism, artistic expression, and environmental concerns intersect.

Presented with the Garrison Institute and the Artist and Buddhist Contemplatives Project











When: Wed., Dec. 12, 2018 at 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Where: Rubin Museum of Art
150 W. 17th St.
212-620-5000
Price: $40
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“How does one create an ecological artwork that doesn’t make more waste in the world?” asked composer and interdisciplinary artist Meredith Monk in conjunction with her 2013 music-theater piece, On Behalf of Nature. What is the artist’s role if not—in the words of poet Gary Snyder—to be “a spokesperson for non-human entities communicating to the human realm through dance or song?” Monk meets Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman converse publicly—or the first time—about ephemerality, karma, and the place where Buddhism, artistic expression, and environmental concerns intersect.

Presented with the Garrison Institute and the Artist and Buddhist Contemplatives Project

Buy tickets/get more info now