A MULTIDISCIPLINARY EXHIBITION BY ROBERTO CARLOS LANGE & KRISTI SWORD
In partnership with the Big Ears Festival. The UT Downtown Gallery is proud to be a free Big Ears venue. All exhibition dates and musical performances at the Downtown Gallery are free and open to the public.
MARCH 7 – APRIL 5, 2025
“Lange, better known as Helado Negro, teams with the visual artist Kristi Sword for a sprawling and inspired project paying tribute to the Marfa, Texas sky.” – Pitchfork
Kite Symphony is a multidisciplinary exhibition by Roberto Carlos Lange and Kristi Sword. The project features a series of drawings called Radio Telescope. Two films, one experimental piece called Star Scores, will be scored live during the Big Ears festival, and a film documenting sculptural interventions during their time in Marfa, Texas. Sound is the throughline between these diverse elements of this long-term project. Lange is a musician (widely known as Helado Negro), Sword is a visual artist, and Kite Symphony is an extension of their collaborative practice where they create work at the intersection of music, performance, and visual art. Parts of the film were originally commissioned by Ballroom Marfa and organized by Sarah Melendez.
FIRST FRIDAY RECEPTIONS
March 7, 2025
April 5, 2025
5-9PM | UT Downtown Gallery
We hope to see you at one or both of our First Friday events! First Friday events are free and open to the public.
EXTENDED BIG EARS HOURS
Thursday | March 27, 12-9PM
Friday | March 28, 12-9PM
Saturday | March 29, 12-9PM
Sunday | March 30, 12-6PM
SPECIAL PERFORMANCES | STAR SCORES
Each day of the festival, a unique ensemble – featuring Lange, Rob Frye, and a cast of special friends and guests – will perform four experimental compositions alongside and impressionistic film exploring the forces shaping the West Texas landscape and Appalachian skies.
Thursday | March 27, 7:30PM
Performers: Rob Frye, Roberto Carlos Lange, and Darian Donovan Thomas
Friday | March 28, 1PM
Performers: Roberto Carlos Lange
Saturday | March 29, 1PM
Performers: Rob Frye and Roberto Carlos Lange
Sunday | March 30, 1PM
Performers: Rob Frye, Roberto Carlos Lange, Darian Donovan Thomas, and Kalia Vandever
This exhibition is organized in partnership with the Big Ears Music Festival.