Solo Exhibition
Steve McQueen Dia Beacon
At Dia Beacon, Steve MᶜQueen presents Bass (2024), co-commissioned by Dia and Laurenz Foundation, Schaulager Basel, in which he builds on past experiments into how light, color, and sound affect and upend our perception of space, time, and ourselves. The new work comprises 60 ceiling-mounted lightboxes that journey through the complete spectrum of visible light in concert with a sonic component. As the light changes color slowly, almost imperceptibly, it floods the subterranean space, while the sound—made entirely with bass instruments—reverberates off the gallery’s concrete surfaces, transforming the 30,000-square-foot gallery into an immersive environment. Recorded on-site in response to the space and conducted by MᶜQueen, the music was created in collaboration with an intergenerational group of musicians led by renowned bassist Marcus Miller and featuring Meshell Ndegeocello, Aston Barrett Jr., Mamadou Kouyaté, and Laura-Simone Martin.
12 May 2024 - 14 April 2025