As a viewer, one must “bear witness” to Steve McQueen’s artwork, which constitutes a totally awe inspiring engaging sensory experience. McQueen’s 1998 video installation titled Drumroll, in combination with his series of 56 photographs of gutters and dams in and around Paris, describe a uniquely human journey wherein no verifiable humans are actually present. We may as viewers encounter a random stray thigh or a hand perhaps, but McQueen’s self-professed auditory pilgrimage is not about human presence or communication, but about sensory contact. McQueen utilizes sound and movement as the main characters in a nonstop “drumroll” down the busy streets of Manhattan—a ride you don’t want to miss. 

MOCA PACIFIC DESIGN CENTER 
Steve McQueen: Drumroll  
8687 MELROSE AVENUE,
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90069
Ends Sept. 21, 2014