FFFT returns for its first iteration of sound and movement collaborations for 2024! Freedom From and Freedom To is an exploration and celebration of artistic circumstance. Movement and sound improvisors from all around Chicago gather in front of a live audience, where they are grouped by chance. Each group performs an improvised set. We fuse diverse artistic backgrounds and practices to create unique and fleeting worlds. There will be a headlining set from Kiku Hibino + Keisha Janae.

Artists for April 6, 2024

Headliner:

Musician Kiku Hibino  & Dancer Keisha Janae 

Dancers:

1. Tuli Bera

2. Anjal Chande

3. Aaliyah Christina

4. Crystle Dino

5. Abra Johnson

6. Selena Lasley

7. Jennifer Ligaya

8. Amanda Maraist

9. Gaby Martinez  

10. Cristal Sabbagh 

11. Nora Sharp

12. Anna Martine Whitehead

Musicians:

1. Kim Alpert

2. Johanna Brock

3. Paige Brown

4. Hunter Diamond

5. Haruhi Kobayashi 

6. Lia Kohl

7. Allen Moore

8. Luc Mosley

9. Eric Novak 

10. Julian Otis

11. Julian Pujols Quall 

12. Scott Rubin

13. Sam Scranton

14. Isaiah Spencer

15. Brianna Tong

16. Sharon Udoh

17. Juliann Wang 

18. Adam Zanolini

19. Ben Zucker

$15 / $10 w/ Student ID - Tickets Available below or at the Door

In celebrating the release of the collaborative work "Aquas de León Azul" on the SN label
alongside Kiku Hibino, we are excited to welcome Mexican sound artist Ana Paula Santana to Constellation. The event will feature solo performances by both artists, culminating in a harmonious duo performance. Kim Alpert will be contributing her visual artistry to the sets.

We’re pleased to welcome back Kikù Hibino to Elastic Arts alongside Portuguese musician Pedro Lopes. Hibino will be utilizing Eurorack and Buchla synthesizers to create thick electronic environments, often leaning into rhythmic ambient territory. Lopes uses turntables as their main innstrument, creating their own needles and records via acryclic lathe cutting. He scrapes, bows, plucks, scratches, and manipulates the sounds with electronics to compose. Each artist will be presenting a solo set followed by a duo to close the night. Join us for this special Sunday evening of electronics!

On June 23rd, Wrightwood 659 and the Chinese American Museum of Chicago join Dragon Boat Festival celebrations worldwide in memory of the ancient Chinese poet, politician, and musician Qu Yuan. In Warring States Cyberpunk, Kongkee reimagines the story of Qu Yuan, transplanting his ancient and poetic soul into an android, merging the past with a rapidly approaching future. Honoring Kongkee’s retelling, Wrightwood 659 will present two live performances moving from the augmented, imagined future to practices rooted in millennia-old tradition.

The program will commence at 4 PM with the electronic compositions of acclaimed Japanese-born sound artist Kikù Hibino. The music will accompany the silhouettes of Kongkee’s vinyl window installation, as the sun projects them across the floors and walls of the Tadao Ando-designed fourth-floor corridor in a convergence of sound, light, and space. Hibino’s layered orchestration, inspired by nature’s rhythms and optical illusions, resonates with the dancing shadows of Kongkee’s bionic figures.

At 6 PM, the program will conclude with a ceremonial lion dance, a form that can be traced back to the end of the Warring States Period roughly 2,200 years ago. Performed by the Chicago Chinese Cultural Center’s dance troupe, the lion dancers weave their way through the exhibition to the beat of drums and cymbals, embodying a living link between timelessness and temporal.

https://www.bimbomstudios.com/rsvp

For this trans-disciplinary panel, we highlight five Midwest-based artists who create work in ecological and environmental spaces. Our panelists represent a broad range of artistic mediums and practices and will speak to how their art (and art in general) can inspire action on large questions such as climate change and science communication.
This panel and related art and science exhibitions (both virtual and in-person) are efforts organized by the Art and Science track in AGU’s Science and Society section to increase awareness of the value of art and science intersections to scientific discovery, communication, and to leading the future.

Panelists

Sara Black (sculpture)
Kiku Hibino (sound) + Dr. Baudouin Saint-Yves (light)
Dr. Kim Blaser (poetry)
Terry Evans (photography)

Live at Empty Bottle

Kikù Hibino + Steven Hess + Haruhi

Norman W. Long + John Daniel

Veronica Anne Salinas

Regina Martinez

Superpang x Kikù Hibino
Fell to Fern release event

https://constellation-chicago.com/

Fell to Fern, a sound art piece by Kikù Hibino that was exhibited at the Lincoln Park Conservatory in Chicago was released November 4 on the Italian record label Superpang. The album includes two tracks–the soundtrack used in the installation, and a live performance collaboration with Alex Inglizian recorded at the closing reception in October. To celebrate the release of this album, the artist will be performing live at Chicago's Constellation on December 1 at 8:30 pm. The first 100 people to purchase tickets will receive a free download card. Please join us.

Featuring:
Bill MacKay
Lia Kohl
Alex Inglizian
Visual by Galina Shevchenko + Liina Raud

Announcing the closing reception for "The New Earth". We're sad to see this show go. Do not miss this pivotal exhibition.

Earth-toned live sets by the wonderful Allen Moore (@allen_moore_127) & Kikù Hibino (@kiku.hibino)

🌎 The New Earth 🌎
Closing Reception
Friday, November 11, 7-11 pm

🎨 Artists 🎨
Jeremy Bolen
Michael Cuadrado
John Gelardi
Susan Goethel Campbell
Kat Jarvinen
Mich Miller
Allen Moore
Parsons & Charlesworth
Sam Rolfes
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@kiku.hibino @jb0len @pichael_ @coneycoffee @michmillerprint @allen_moore_127 @parsonscharlesworth @sam.rolfes @suegoethel

According to @hyperallergic , our tomorrow’s show at Chinese American Museum of Chicago with @yugezhou and @chienanyuan is one of the must-see “very Chicago art events this season.”

October 15th: 1PM
Chinese American Museum of Chicago

https://ccamuseum.org/oct-15-sound-performance-by-kiku-hibino-and-chien-an-yuan/

I and @chienanyuan will perform electronic music that responds to her video art “Moon Drawings”.

Thanks to @lardamang and @ccamuseum for making this happen.

Please join us.

In collaboration with ESS, we will be hosting a two-day TQC online concert. Tickets are free, and we invite you to join us via ESS Youtube channel. For more information, please visit Experimental Sound Studio website at ESS.org.

9/15
Sam Prekop
Peter Speer
Mehve (Haruhi + Kikù Hibino)
Milad Mozari

9/22
Marcus Fischer
Ana Paula Santana + Kikù Hibino
Zander Raymond
Al Kolot

https://www.youtube.com/c/ExperimentalSoundStudioChicago/featured

一年ぶりにSN series が帰ってきます。

今回はESSとの共同企画で、二日に渡るTQCオンラインコンサートを開催します。The Sea and Cake のサム・プレコップ、マーカス・フィッシャー、ハルヒなど豪華ラインアップでお届けするオンラインコンサート、是非ご参加ください。詳しくはESSのウェブサイトまで。ESS.org

#SN #SNseries #ESS #TQC #TheQurantineConcert
#SamPrekop #haruhi #kikuhibino #mehve #MiladMozari #PeterSpeer
#MarcusFischer #AnaPaulaSantana #ZanderRaymond #AlKolot

@anafauna @haruhi_ @1sampre @prekopcomma @kiku.hibino @peter.speer @zanderraymond @5th.sound @mozari @esschicago

In collaboration with ESS, we will be hosting a two-day TQC online concert. Tickets are free, and we invite you to join us via ESS Youtube channel. For more information, please visit Experimental Sound Studio website at ESS.org.

9/15
Sam Prekop
Peter Speer
Mehve (Haruhi + Kikù Hibino)
Milad Mozari

9/22
Marcus Fischer
Ana Paula Santana + Kikù Hibino
Zander Raymond
Al Kolot

https://www.youtube.com/c/ExperimentalSoundStudioChicago/featured

一年ぶりにSN series が帰ってきます。

今回はESSとの共同企画で、二日に渡るTQCオンラインコンサートを開催します。The Sea and Cake のサム・プレコップ、マーカス・フィッシャー、ハルヒなど豪華ラインアップでお届けするオンラインコンサート、是非ご参加ください。詳しくはESSのウェブサイトまで。ESS.org

#SN #SNseries #ESS #TQC #TheQurantineConcert
#SamPrekop #haruhi #kikuhibino #mehve #MiladMozari #PeterSpeer
#MarcusFischer #AnaPaulaSantana #ZanderRaymond #AlKolot

@anafauna @haruhi_ @1sampre @prekopcomma @kiku.hibino @peter.speer @zanderraymond @5th.sound @mozari @esschicago

SN artist Regina Martinez and Kikù Hibino @kiku.hibino will provide a sound scape for the opening of The New Earth at Public Works @publicworksgallery this Friday.

RSVP:
https://publicworksgallery.com/blogs/exhibitions/the-new-earth

#reginamartinez
#selectivelistening
#kikuhibino

Florasonic presents
Kikù Hibino:
fell to fern

Florasonic returns! Since 2001 ESS has commissioned artists every year to create new multichannel sound installations for the Lincoln Park Conservatory Fern Room. After a brief interruption during the pandemic, Florasonic is back with new work by Chicago artist and musician Kikù Hibino.

Opening: Sunday, June 19 from 12-3pm
Lincoln Park Conservatory
2391 N Stockton Dr, Chicago

The installation will be open to the public during Lincoln Park Conservatory open hours through September 25, 2022. The installation plays at the top of every hour.

Join us as we celebrate the opening reception for three new exhibitions—GLAM 2022 Gala Art Auction Exhibition in the Street Gallery; Mitsu Salmon’s Somatic Tracing in the AIR Space; and Video Works by Christy Chan in the Codec Gallery—Friday, May 13, 2022, from 6–9pm. There will be a special performance featuring performers Mitsu Salmon, Hannah Huang, Jonathan Kim, Joshua Mora, and Kellie St. Pierre, with sound by Kikù Hibino and Mitsu Salmon.

Baudouin Saintyves

Beyond excited to play my projection performance Shapes of Emergence for french consulate's "Night of Ideas" along with Severine Atis, Otto Briner and Kikù Hibino ! Thursday May 12th at the Chicago History Museum! Event starts at 6pm, we play at 9pm in the second floor!

Chicago History Museum, Villa Albertine and the Consulate General of France are thrilled to present Chicago’s third Night of ideas.

Free and open to the public, this global celebration of thought will welcome inspiring voices from academic, artistic, scientific and civic communities for a five-hours marathon of ideas on this year’s theme « Where are we going ? ». Explore the Museum after hours while engaging in intellectual talks, panels and workshops on topics like living together in a city, social justice, education, urban planning, climate change and more.

Speakers include commissioner of the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Erin Harkey, social justice artist Tonika Johnson and Chicago historian Sherman « Dilla » Thomas. Throughout the evening, museums spaces will also come to life with performances by French artist and physicist Baudoin Saintyves, Cellist Katinka Kleijn, danse performances by Danceworks Chicago and Chicago Dance Crash. Interactive happening will punctuate the evening, including workshops with the Alliance française, artist William Estrada, but along with conversations on poetry, yoga and philosophy. Dj Duane Powell will close out the evening.

With 5 hours of discussions, panels, performances, workshops and more, Night of Ideas : Where are we going ? hopes to raise dialogue, awareness, commitment and action to cultivate richer lives for ourselves, our communities and our planet.

Diverse voices and talents from Chicago History Museum ; University of Chicago ; Alliance française de Chicago ; American Society of Adaptation Professionals ; Argonne National Laboratory ; Art Institute of Chicago ; Ateliers Médicis ; Boa Light Studio ; Chicago Dance Crash ; City of Chicago ; Consulate General of Slovenia in Cleveland ; Danceworks Chicago ; Ecole Franco-Américaine de Chicago ; Ecole Normale supérieure, Lyon ; Experimental Station ; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ; Illinois Institute of Technology ; University of Notre Dame ; La Chaise pliante ; Loyola University Chicago ; New-York University ; Poems while you wait ; School of the Art Institute ; Sorbonne Université ; Studio Gang ; The Invisible Institute, The Poetry Foundation ; Northwestern University ; University of Illinois Chicago will be present.

Full program available here.

Food and beverages will be available for purchase at the Museum’s North & Clark Café. The Museum Store will stay open until 9 p.m.

The Night of Ideas is an annual nocturnal marathon of philosophical debates, performances, readings and more, presented in 100 countries worldwide including the United-States. Today, Night of Ideas is a nationwide phenomenon, drawing tens of thousands of people to events in 19 cities across the country, produced by the newly launched Villa Albertine.

The national program in the US is made possible with major philanthropic support from the Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation and Carnegie Corporation of New York.

The nighttime gatherings will enable the public to engage with leading thinkers, scientists, activists, architects, sociologists, artists etc around the theme Where Are We Going?. Featuring diverse and bespoke programs, Night of Ideas 2022 provides a community-wide exploration of myriad paths forward for a world in crisis: from local movements for climate action, to global perspectives on decolonization, to a reimagination of cities, and much, much more.

FRIDAY JANUARY 21ST | 8:00PM (In-Person and Online Stream)

This is the first night of our CLEAT Series which will be a monthly event featuring artists utilizing the 16-channel speaker system in our space. This inaugural event will have pieces from Hali Palombo and Kikù Hibino w/ Yuge Zhou. Kikù is premiering 3 new multimedia works utilizing CLEAT system, including when the East of the day meets the West of the night, a collaboration piece with video artist Yuge Zhou. Hali's CLEAT performance is a montage of sound that one might hear in a place they don't frequent and simply pass through, subjecting the audience to a sound they may never have considered. Most sounds are field recordings taken throughout the Midwest, with the occasional mumble and cough and footsteps. No man is an island, after all - people still pass through liminal spaces sparingly. The sounds will begin at 8pm but doors will open at 7pm as this event will double as the opening party for Hali's visual gallery exhibition. Come see the art, then hear some sounds!

$15
Buy Tickets HERE