The Clocktower's Performance Gallery. Courtesy: AIR, Art International Radio and the Clocktower Gallery, 2010
The Clocktower's Performance Gallery. Courtesy: AIR, Art International Radio and the Clocktower Gallery, 2010
Clocktower Exhibits & Events

AIR's Clocktower Gallery was founded by alternative spaces movement pioneer Alanna Heiss in 1972. After closing as a gallery space in 2001, the Clocktower Gallery reinaugurated its exhibition programming in 2009 under the auspices of the newly founded AIR. Clocktower Exhibits is home to interviews with and performances by its exhibitions' participating artists and curators.

For more Clocktower history, listen to The Clocktower Oral History Project, in which such figures as Vito Acconci, Bill Beirne, Colette, Jeffrey Deitch, Mary Heilmann, Jene Highstein, Ann Magnuson, Richard Nonas and Joel Shapiro reflect upon their experiences with this unique New York space. Organized by artist Nancy Hwang for the Fall 2009 AVANT-GUIDE TO NYC: Discovering Absence exhibition at apexart. .

In this Series
Hosted by Alanna Heiss
Originally aired on Monday, February 6th, 2012

Guitarist/composer Elliott Sharp in a solo for guitars and electronics at the Clocktower Gallery on Jan. 24, 2012 as part of the Canyon Candy exhibition performance series. Sharp created a new soundtrack for a classic sci-fi flick by Ray Harryhausen.

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Hosted by DJ Shakey
Originally aired on Monday, February 6th, 2012

Matt Inconiglios aka DJ ATOM was one of 24 artists who performed at the Clocktower Gallery as part of DJ Shakey's Warper Party project and marathon performance on Jan. 12, 2012. Hear his mixes of music, sounds and dialogue, steeped in dance beat.

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Hosted by DJ Shakey
Originally aired on Monday, January 30th, 2012

DJ Shakey organized and then performed as one of 24 artists at the Clocktower Gallery as part of her Warper Party project and multi-media performance event on Jan. 12, 2012. This is her set, featuring her unique audio controllers and fabulous sounds.

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Hosted by DJ Shakey
Originally aired on Monday, January 30th, 2012

Mezzo-soprano avant-genre artist Carolyn “Honeychild" Coleman was one of 24 artists who performed at the Clocktower Gallery as part of DJ Shakey's Warper Party project and marathon performance on Jan. 12, 2012. Kate Bush meets Sarah Vaughn.

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Hosted by Joe Ahearn
Originally aired on Monday, January 2nd, 2012

The musicians created this mix of vinyl and sadly forgotten magic music of the old west in collection of tracks from Legends Of The West, Montana Slim, Slim Whitman, Johnny Cash and others as the radio component of their Canyon Candy exhibit here.

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Hosted by Joe Ahearn
Originally aired on Monday, December 19th, 2011

Diamond Terrifier (the solo manifestation of saxophonist Sam Hillmer of the band ZS) builds drones into textures and roaring torrents of processed sound and audio artifacts in the echoey tower of our upper gallery on a pretty Decemebr day in 2011

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Hosted by Marja Samsom
Originally aired on Monday, November 7th, 2011

Artist Marja Samsom staged a Clocktower performance and storytelling event in Oct. 2011 in a tribute to her fairy godmother and her late sister. Visitors also viewed her installation of objects, publications, photos, video, and more. Plus dumplings!

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Hosted by Joe Ahearn
Originally aired on Monday, October 24th, 2011

At the Clocktower Gallery on Oct. 13, 2011 the Chicago-based Neon Marshmallow produced a concert of extreme and experimental music featuring C. Spencer Yeh and Zarzutzki, in solo and duo combinations as a celebration of their festival in New York.

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Hosted by David Weinstein
Originally aired on Monday, October 24th, 2011

In October of 2011 during a tour through the East, the legendary video artist Steina, known for her longtime collaborations as half of Steina and Woody Vasulka, visited the Clocktower Gallery to give a demonstration of her work over the decades.

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Hosted by Joe Ahearn
Originally aired on Monday, October 3rd, 2011

Recorded live in the Clocktower in Sept. 2011, the exceptionally skilled guitarist experimented with layers of intricately finger-picked improvisations and textures built through the masterful and precise use of a battery of effects and loop pedals.

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Hosted by Joe Ahearn
Originally aired on Monday, October 3rd, 2011

The percussion ensemble So Percusion performs composer Steven Mackey's piece, It Is Time, from their 2011 Cantaloupe Records release. The quartet celebrated the new recording with a performance and reception at the Clocktower Gallery.

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Hosted by Joe Ahearn
Originally aired on Monday, September 19th, 2011

Dan Friel of the Brooklyn-based experimental rock/noise band Parts & Labor gave a solo performance of all new works and performed one duo with Karen Waltuch on viola. The show was part of our 2011 Above the Law music series curated by Joe Ahearn.

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Originally aired on Monday, September 19th, 2011

A three part program recorded live at the Clocktower in August 2011 curated by and co-produced with the Index Feastival's Victoria Keddie featuring extended sets by Paul Metzger, Lary 7, and David First with John Colpitts (aka Kid Millions).

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Originally aired on Monday, September 19th, 2011

Pick up the jack and listen! The rock band and art duo Japanther has installated a 70s style phone booth in the Clocktower that you can come and see and play with. When you listen you hear stories and confessions collected during their residency.

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Originally aired on Monday, September 5th, 2011

Avant-turntablist Maria Chavez and her collaborator Daniel Neumann spent days and nights wandering the halls and chambers of the Clocktower Building with speakers, microphones, cables, turntables, and assorted audio gear. What they captured, haunts.

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