Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore to Perform with James Nares' Video 'Street' at Met Museum, 4/15

Join Spectrum as Thurston Moore, co-founder of Sonic Youth, performs live in front of a projection of Street, a video by artist James Nares currently on continuous view in an exhibition of the same title at the Met that features Moore's original music. The event will take place on Monday, April 15, 6:30-9:00 p.m. A reception in the Great Hall begins at 6:30 p.m. The performance in the Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium begins at 7:30 p.m.

Over the course of a week in September 2011, Nares-a New Yorker since 1974-recorded 16 hours of footage of people on the streets of Manhattan from a moving car. He then greatly slowed his source material, editing down the results to one hour of steady, continuous motion and scoring it with music for a 12-string guitar, composed and performed by Moore. Nares's video is the centerpiece of the exhibition Street, on view at the Museum through May 27, 2013.

A reception in the Great Hall with complimentary refreshments will precede this one-time-only musical and visual experience. Beer generously donated by Harpoon Brewery.

Spectrum encourages post-college audiences to experience the Metropolitan Museum in new and unexpected ways. Through panel discussions, concerts, and other special programs, Spectrum events offer the chance to interact with contemporary artists; to discuss art, music, video, and new media; and to socialize with other Museum fans.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is located at Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street, Manhattan. Tickets: $22, visit the Museum's website to purchase tickets. For more information email, spectrum@metmuseum.org.

Pictured: Thurston Moore at the 2008 Brooklyn Book Festival in New York City. Photo by David Shankbone.