Body/Head is an electric guitar pairing of musician, artist, and boundless creative force Kim Gordon—best known as a member of the legendary alternative rock band Sonic Youth for three decades—and her longtime friend and collaborator, the free-noise guitarist Bill Nace.
Rolling Stone Magazine describes the duo’s music as “an improvisational-style collection of swirling guitars, loops and feedback with Gordon’s muddled, oftentimes nonsensical vocals buried deep in the mix.”
Often performed with time-bending video, Body/Head’s unique form of dreamy improvisational performance reflects Gordon and Nace’s gravitation toward an array of artistic material, from Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd and experimental folk musician Catherine Ribeiro to the films of French feminist filmmaker Catherine Breillat.
Saturday Nights at the Getty are offered free at the Harold M. Williams Auditorium at the Getty Center. Reservations are required, limited to four seats per person. Parking is $10 after 5:00pm; the Museum is open until 9:00pm on Saturdays.
Listen to the track “Actress” from Body/Head’s debut album, Coming Apart (Matador Records, 2013).