05/08/2026
Tarek Atoui is part of “Attunement: Contemporary Politics between Mindscape and Soundscape” at 臺北市立美術館 北美館 TFAM, presenting “Pulses in 11”.
In this work a pipette suspended above a water-filled basin connected to a speaker releases droplets that create a steady thud, repeating in an eleven-beat cycle with no discernible beginning or end.
“Pulses in 11” stems from Tarek Atoui’s research into Tarab, an Arab tradition in which ecstasy emerges through collective immersion, repetition, and the attentive exchange between performer and audience.
📍Taipei Fine Arts Museum
🗓️ until September 27
Don’t miss Tarab: Recordings of Classical Arab Music Selected by Tarek Atoui at kurimanzutto Mexico City, until August 15.