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EPISODE · Apr 28, 2021 · 27 MIN

Rafiq Bhatia and James Turrell’s “New Light”

from National Gallery of Art Talks · host National Gallery of Art

Musician Rafiq Bhatia feels compelled to capture his improvisations—fleeting moments of sound—in recordings. Like sound, light is transient. But James Turrell’s works, which inspired Bhatia’s composition, contain and present light, allowing us to forge a deeper relationship with an ephemeral substance. Find full transcripts and more information about this episode at https://www.nga.gov/music-programs/podcasts/rafiq-bhatia-james-turrell-new-light.html. Subscribe directly to Sound Thoughts on Art from the National Gallery of Art on Apple Podcasts (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nati…rt/id1552618916), Google Podcasts (podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly…AAAAAHQAAAAAQBA), Spotify (open.spotify.com/show/7cyalz9GPgP…8nTY6xdrUUGHn46A), Stitcher (www.stitcher.com/show/sound-thoughts-on-art), or your favorite podcast app (https://feeds.megaphone.fm/NGAT6207729686).

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