Emily Wells and David Wojnarowicz’s “Untitled (Falling Buffalos)”

Composer/producer Emily Wells sees us as the buffalo: frozen before downfall, but still alive—which is why she includes so much breath in her song. Wells, whose work deals with the climate crisis, looks to David Wojnarowicz’s AIDS activism for lessons. Find full transcripts and more information about this episode at https://www.nga.gov/music-programs/podcasts/emily-wells-david-wojnarowicz.html. Subscribe directly to Sound Thoughts on Art from the National Gallery of Art on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/national-gallery-of-art-sound-thoughts-on-art/id1552618916), Google Podcasts (https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmdhLmdvdi9jb250ZW50L2RhbS9uZ2F3ZWIvcG9kY2FzdHMvc291bmQtdGhvdWdodHMtb24tYXJ0LnhtbA?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjo6LeS5-HuAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBA), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/7cyalz9GPgPLAsjy4rJ4hQ?si=4jMH4x8nTY6xdrUUGHn46A), Stitcher (https://www.stitcher.com/show/sound-thoughts-on-art), or your favorite podcast app (https://feeds.megaphone.fm/NGAT6207729686).