Animal Collective @ The Guggenheim

Earlier this year Animal Collective “performed” at the Solomon R. Guggenheim. It was called “Transverse Temporal Gyrus” and was more of an art collaboration with Danny Perez pf psychedelic sound and light. Performance art essentially. The band wore Donnie Darko masks with cloaks and stood on three pedestals in the middle of the rotunda. Sound spiraled its way up and down the rotunda while red blue and green light patterns lit up the space. The whole time, members of the band making very subtle movements.

It was interesting to see what people did once it became clear the band wasn’t performing in the traditional sense . Some laid on the floor and took in the experience. Others walked up and down the sloping spiral floor of the rotunda. Others left after 2o min. And yet others danced. Whether it was good is hard to say. But tt was definitely one of the more interesting things I’ve seen.