{"id":708880,"date":"2025-05-13T09:41:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T07:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/numero.com\/?p=708880"},"modified":"2026-04-01T11:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T09:04:08","slug":"steve-mcqueen-plays-a-concerto-without-musicians-at-dia-beacon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/numero.com\/en\/art\/steve-mcqueen-plays-a-concerto-without-musicians-at-dia-beacon\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve McQueen plays a concerto without musicians at Dia Beacon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a21220a81a35&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a21220a81a35\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"606\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/steve-mcqueen-dia-beacon-new-york-exposition-numero-art-1.jpg\" alt=\"View of Steve McQueen's installation at Dia Beacon, New York.\" class=\"wp-image-675190\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Steve McQueen, <em data-start=\"2766\" data-end=\"2772\">Bass<\/em> (2024). View of the installation at Dia Beacon, New York, 2024\u20132025. \u00a9 Steve McQueen. Photo: Dan Wolfe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steve McQueen\u2019s bass concerto at Dia Beacon<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p data-start=\"662\" data-end=\"1061\">When arriving at <strong>Dia Beacon Foundation<\/strong>, a peaceful temple of American minimalist architecture in the Hudson Valley, New York, you will be greeted by an unusual hum &#8211; low frequencies beckon from its depths. It\u2019s hard to ignore them, as their spectrum is so low they\u2019re often felt more than they&#8217;re heard. Touring the collection, the sound seems to vanish, but the vibrations are never far behind.<\/p><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To get to the root of these rumblings, you will have to go down a service stairwell into one of the most abstract works ever created by the British artist and <a href=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/en\/art-design\/art-en\/exhibitions-to-see-during-art-basel-from-steve-mcqueen-to-ser-serpas\/\">Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen.<\/a>\u00a0A vast, empty 30,000-square-foot basement outfitted with sixty ceiling-mounted light panels that imperceptibly shift the color spectrum, and three stacks of Meyer 900-LFC subwoofers. Subtly arranged, the speakers deliver a bass concerto that builds to a crescendo in a matter of minutes.<\/p>\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a21220a81eda&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a21220a81eda\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/steve-mcqueen-dia-beacon-new-york-exposition-numero-art-6.jpg\" alt=\"View of Steve McQueen's installation at Dia Beacon, New York.\" class=\"wp-image-675197\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Steve McQueen, <em data-start=\"1601\" data-end=\"1607\">Bass<\/em> (detail) (2024). \u00a9 Steve McQueen. Photo: Don Stahl.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An artist deeply attuned to sound<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sound has always been central to <strong>Steve McQueen<\/strong>\u2019s work. One can think of <em data-start=\"1769\" data-end=\"1784\">Girls, Tricky<\/em>, his vibrant 2001 portrait of the<strong> Massive Attack<\/strong> founder, or more recently, his ode to reggae\u2019s Lovers Rock genre in his 2020 BBC series <em data-start=\"1922\" data-end=\"1933\">Small Axe. <\/em>But with <em data-start=\"1943\" data-end=\"1949\">Bass<\/em>, the artist goes further. Five outstanding bassists were brought together in the Dia basement for improvisational sessions conducted by the artist himself.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p data-start=\"2102\" data-end=\"2700\">Assuming the role of conductor, <strong>McQueen<\/strong> guides them in exploring the sounds of an instrument that echoes the forced journey of enslaved people across the &#8220;Middle Passage&#8221; [the Atlantic crossing endured by enslaved people taken by force from Africa to be exploited in America, ed.]. The great American bassist <strong>Marcus Miller<\/strong> (b. 1959) syncs with the ancestral n\u2019goni rhythms of<strong> Mamadou Kouyat\u00e9<\/strong> (d. 1991), brought from Mali for these site-specific recordings. The electric bass of <strong>Jamaican Aston Barrett Jr.<\/strong> (b. 1990) contrasts with the acoustic stylings of the young <strong>Laura Simone Martin<\/strong> (b. 2005), before merging with the improvisations of one of American neo soul\u2019s rising stars, <strong>Meshell Ndegeocello<\/strong> (b. 1968).<\/p><\/p>\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a21220a8227d&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a21220a8227d\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/steve-mcqueen-dia-beacon-new-york-exposition-numero-art-8.jpg\" alt=\"View of Steve McQueen's installation at Dia Beacon, New York.\" class=\"wp-image-675192\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Steve McQueen, <em data-start=\"2766\" data-end=\"2772\">Bass<\/em> (2024). View of the installation at Dia Beacon, New York, 2024\u20132025. \u00a9 Steve McQueen. Photo: Dan Wolfe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This installation has no clear beginning or end. It replaces each musician with a speaker set precisely where they played to achieve the impossible: harmonic symbiosis between five distinct basses. Bathed in light, the visitors are invited to a resonant meditation on the traumatic history of a legendary instrument. One that becomes a tangible metaphor for both past and present.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em data-start=\"3246\" data-end=\"3333\">Steve McQueen, exhibition open until May 26th, 2025, at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diaart.org\/\">Dia Beacon Foundation<\/a>, United States.<\/em><br data-start=\"3333\" data-end=\"3336\"\/><em data-start=\"3336\" data-end=\"3448\" data-is-last-node=\"\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariangoodman.com\/\">Marian Goodman Gallery in Paris<\/a> will dedicate an exhibition to Steve McQueen from May 24th to July 25th, 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a21220a825e7&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a21220a825e7\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/steve-mcqueen-dia-beacon-new-york-exposition-numero-art-4.jpg\" alt=\"View of Steve McQueen's installation at Dia Beacon, New York.\" class=\"wp-image-675195\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Steve McQueen, <em data-start=\"2766\" data-end=\"2772\">Bass<\/em> (2024). 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