Sound performance by Eiko Ishibashi and Jim O’Rourke with Yuko Mohri

The Public Program of Pirelli HangarBicocca dedicated to the exhibition “Entanglements” by Yuko Mohri presents, on Thursday, October 2, 2025, at 7 PM the sound performance by the musicians Eiko Ishibashi and Jim O’Rourke with Yuko Mohri.

The two renowned Japan-based musicians Eiko Ishibashi and Jim O’Rourke are invited by Yuko Mohri to collaborate in the special evening on a performance that activates the floor with improvisational and experimental sounds in dialogue with the works in the exhibition space. “Many experimental musicians including Eiko Ishibashi and Jim O’Rourke transform their artistic expression through improvisation. That’s the part that gives me the biggest thrill when watching a concert” Yuko Mohri says.

The sound performance will be a site-specific, improvisational installation piece, in which acoustic and electric sounds will intricately intertwine, reverberate, and amplify within the exhibition floor appropriately titled “Entanglements”.

Information for the public

Free admission until full capacity, on a first-come, first-served basis. You may check in at the registration desk in the museum lobby starting at 6.00 PM.
Reservations are available for Membership Card holders while spots last – book here. To validate your Member pass, please arrive at least 15 minutes before the event starts.
No admission will be allowed after the performance begins.

EIKO ISHIBASHI
Eiko Ishibashi is a Japanese multi-instrumentalist whose work has ranged from acclaimed singer-songwriter albums to scores for film, television, theater and exhibitions to improvised music. She has collaborated with international artists such as Jim O’Rourke, Keiji Haino, Charlemagne Palestine, Merzbow, Oren Ambarchi, and many others. Her own records have been released by Drag City, Black Truffle, and Editions Mego, amongst others. Amongst her film scores is Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Oscar-winning 2021 film Drive My Car for and Hamaguchi’s Silver Lion winning “Evil Does Not Exist.”

JIM O’ROURKE
Jim O’Rourke has had an eclectic career spanning three decades, producing albums for Sonic Youth, Beth Orton, Stereolab, Joanna Newsom, John Fahey, and the Grammy Award-winning album, ‘A Ghost is Born’ by Wilco. He a member of Gastr Del Sol, Fenn O’Berg, Loose Fur, and Sonic Youth, and company musion for Merce Cunningham. He has scored films for Werner Herzog, Olivier Assayass, Koji Wakamatsu and as musical consultant for the 2003 film, The School of Rock. His own works have been released by Drag City, Editions Mego, Ina-Grm and many others.