Benjamin Patterson Invocations

On the occasion of the opening the Benjamin Patterson retrospective at SAVVY Contemporary, artists, curators and companions of Patterson’s respond to the artist’s work in the form of performances, concerts, lectures and film screenings.

SAVVY Contemporary, together with the Patterson Estate and MaerzMusik – Festival for Time Issues, invites artists, curators, scholars and co-travellers to reflect and revive Patterson’s work of five decades. While being based on a multi-disciplinary curatorial approach that stems from Patterson’s worlds, this project wants to move beyond Fluxus, historically and artistically – a play on and with time, an archive in action.

Curated by: Dr. Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, Kamila Metwaly and Berno Odo Polzer.
In collaboration with Barbro Patterson (Estate of Benjamin Patterson) and Elke Gruhn (Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden

Benjamin Patterson, The String Archestra mit Giuseppe Bottiglieri, Daniele G. Daude, Anthony R. Green und Jessie Montgomery; Maria Marta Colusi, Lucrecia Dalt, Maulwerker mit Ariane Jeßulat, Christian Kesten, Tilmann Walzer und Steffi Weismann; George Lewis, Valerie Cassel Oliver, Tsitsi Ella Jaji, Linda-Philomène Tsoungui, Christopher Williams

Venue: SAVVY Contemporary

15:00
„I am glad you asked me this question” (introduction)
with Berno Odo Polzer and Kamila Metwaly

15:10
A Word (introduction)
Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung

15:20
Born in the State of FLUX/us lecture (lecture)
with Valerie Cassel Oliver

15:45
“enter open or closed space/…” (performance)
with Maulwerker

15:55
Callaloo - Ten Years Since (poetry interlude)
with Tsitsi Ella Jaji

16:10
Ben Patterson: An interplay (concert)
“Music for Violin and Cello” (Ben Patterson score, 1988)
with The String Archestra

16:20 - break -

16:45
Paper Pushing (poetry interlude)
with Tsitsi Ella Jaji

16:55
Variations for Double-Bass (performance)
with Christopher Williams

17:25
A Word (interlude)
Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung

17:35
Solo for Dancer (dance interlude)
Maria Colusi

17:50
A Very Lawful Dance A Very Lawful Dance (1962)
„enter open or closed space/ …“ (procession)
with Maulwerker

18:10 - break & shift to the Betonhalle -

Venue: Betonhalle at silent green

19:00
Variations over Paper Piece (performance)
with Linda-Philomène Tsoungui

19:45
Benjamin Patterson’s Spiritual Exercises (lecture)
with George Lewis

20:15
Ben Patterson: An interplay with the String Archestra (concert performances)
Music for Violin and Cello (Ben Patterson, score, 1988)
Bolero (Ben Patterson, score 1994)
with The String Archestra

20:50
Drip Music (dance interlude)
Maria Colusi

21:00 - break -

21:30
Performing works of Benjamin Patterson
Ants (1960)
A Letter To Margaret Leng Tan (2009)
Septet from Lemons (1961)
Die Cookie-Oper (2005)
Air Graffiti (2011)
with Maulwerker

22:10
Therapeutics (poetry interlude)
with Tsitsi Ella Jaji

22:15 - Break -

22:30
A Word (interlude)
Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung

22:40
A Simple Opera (Ben Patterson, score 1996/99)  (performance)
with Maulwerker and guests

22:55
Child´s Play (interlude)
Tsitsi Ella Jaji

23:00
Paper Piece (Ben Patterson, score 1961) (performance)
with Maulwerker and guests

23:15
Thank you note by curators and team

23:30
Lucrecia Dalt (music performance)

Jessulat, Ariane
Maulwerker
Williams, Christopher A.
Daude, Daniele G.
Patterson, Benjamin
The String Archestra
Lewis, George