The Moral Magistrate Designed by Casper Electronics and Ghost Wizard. Courtesy: the Clocktower Gallery and ARTonAIR.org, 2011
The Moral Magistrate Designed by Casper Electronics and Ghost Wizard. Courtesy: the Clocktower Gallery and ARTonAIR.org, 2011
Moral Kombat
By Joe Ahearn, G Lucas Crane, Special Guests
On view from January 3, 2011 - June 28, 2011

Anyone can play good music, but can they play music that is good for you?

Moral Kombat is a bi-monthly performance series, curated by former AIR artist in residence G Lucas Crane, that pairs audio artists together in a sound battle in the Clocktower. An inquiry into the impossibility of assigning objective value to music, this series poses the questions: "Who plays the most moral music? Who's improvisation was conducted with the highest level of moral content?" Questions answered by the equally thought provoking Moral Magistrate, an interactive light sculpture that utilizes long forgot World War I technology to interpret and communicate messages of fate.

Previous Moral Kombat Contenders include:

Compser Darren Ho

Freak-folk yoga duo Taraka and Nimai Larson

Violinist and drone composer C Spenser Yeh

Matt Mondanile of Ducktails and Real Estate

Pete Nolan of Magic Markers

American Free Jazz virtuoso Daniel Carter

Solo performer and sound artist Sun Araw

Moral Kombat is free and open to the public. Sign up for our newsletter, like us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter to receive updates about this and other Clocktower events.

Moral Kombat is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, celebrating 50 years of building strong, creative communities in New York State's 62 counties, and support from the Jerome Foundation that seeks to foster a dynamic and evolving culture by supporting the creation, development, and production of new works by emerging artists.