Black Constellation News Today

Co-curator of the Counterpublic 2023 triennial in St. Louis discusses the importance of collectivity and collaboration, along with related interests.

It missed our grit, our pearl in the oyster, which is creative ingenuity in the face of adversity.

Fresh off the Spaceship tells the story of the Black Constellation, an artist collective with Seattle roots and cosmic reach.

Genre: New music Key track: Oboe There is no question that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is putting artists into a different frame of mind. But few artists are putting the experiences of being unable to play live, to get together with others to rehearse and create into unique musical statements. In most cases, the music coming out of this period either laments the loss of such things or it aims to provide some sort of escape from the doldrums of life in a limited space. Watching the endless str...