![[click on the upper right corner to expand poem] In Sophie Kitching’s “Nocturne”, which sonata can you hear? Chopin? My favorite nocturne is Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 14, Moonlight Sonata. Speaking of Beethoven, I once had an argument with Dan](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52c48d02e4b09fd8728943c4/1673031926795-B1J7SLOUU4VROF85J670/Screenshot+2023-01-06+at+2.05.12+PM.png)
NOCTURNE
3A GALLERY
7 JANUARY - 18 FEBRUARY 2023
179 Canal Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10013
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Nocturne VI, 2022
oil, ink, Japanese watercolor, pastel on canvas
56 x 40 in. (142 x 101 cm)
Nocturne X, 2023
oil, ink, pastel, charcoal on canvas
72 x 60 in. (183 x 152,4 cm)
Nocturne, 3A Gallery, installation view, 2023
Photo: Migle Staniskyte
Nocturne X, 2023
oil, ink, pastel, charcoal on canvas
72 x 60 in. (183 x 152,4 cm)
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In Sophie Kitching’s “Nocturne”, which sonata can you hear? Chopin? My favorite nocturne is Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 14, Moonlight Sonata.
Speaking of Beethoven, I once had an argument with Dan Graham. Dan saw Beethoven as a heartbroken and deaf loser. I said no, Beethoven had a sweet tooth and in his time sugar contained zinc. Therefore, he lost his hearing from over consumption of this mineral and not from a broken heart. And listen! In Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, fate knocks on the door. Who realizes fate is knocking on your door? In my opinion, he was a positive thinking person. Furthermore, Symphony No. 9 is a good example of the composer’s positivity. It’s full of joy. So, Beethoven is no loser. Then Dan smiled amusingly and made no reply. But when I think about it now, perhaps Dan was thinking about Piano Sonata No. 14, Moonlight Sonata, or Piano Sonata No. 8, Sonata Pathétique, or something, when he said that.
Sophie’s “Nocturne” is dark, but has so many colorful flowers that are scattered and shining. Now, if Dan were here with –me and we could look at Sophie Kitching, “Nocturne” together, what would he say? We might talk about Debussy’s Clair De Lune.
– Mieko Meguro
Nocturne, 3A Gallery, installation view, 2023
Photo: Migle Staniskyte
Nocturne, 3A Gallery, installation view, 2023
Photo: Migle Staniskyte
Nocturne VIII, 2023
oil, ink, Japanese watercolor, pastel on canvas
48 x 36 in. (122 x 91,5 cm)
Private collection, Denmark
Photo: Migle Staniskyte
Nocturne IX, 2023
oil, ink, Japanese watercolor, pastel on canvas
48 x 36 in. (122 x 91,5 cm)
Private Collection, Denmark
Phases, 2023
firebricks
18 ¾ x 18 ½ x 2 ½ in. (48 x 47 x 6 cm)
pedestal: 12 x 25 x 4 in. (30.5 x 63.5 x 10 cm)
Nocturne, 3A Gallery, installation view, 2023
Photo: Migle Staniskyte
Nocturne VII, 2023
oil, ink, pastel on canvas
30 x 24 in. (76 x 61 cm)
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Nocturne VII, 2023
oil, ink, pastel on canvas
30 x 24 in. (76 x 61 cm)
Photo: Migle Staniskyte
NFS
Nocturne XI, 2023
oil, ink, Japanese watercolor on canvas
30 x 24 in. (76 x 61 cm)
Private Collection, New York
Photo: Migle Staniskyte
Mirror & stones V, 2016
from a suite of 9
oil, ink on iridescent mylar, mounted on paper
sheet: 29 1/2 x 22 in. (75 x 56 cm)
frame: 32 1/4 x 24 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (82 x 63 x 3.8 cm)
Private Collection, New York
Nocturne, 3A Gallery, installation view, 2023
Photo: Migle Staniskyte
Nocturne, 3A Gallery, installation view, 2023
Photo: Migle Staniskyte
Phases, 2023
firebricks
14 x 14 x 2 1/2 in. (40 x 33,5 x 3 cm)
pedestal: 25 x 12 x 4 in. (63.5 x 30.5 x 10 cm)
Nocturne, 3A Gallery, installation view, 2023
Photo: Migle Staniskyte
Thuya / Ithaca, 2020/2023
color photographs, window mat, wooden frame
each: 4 x 6 in. (10 x 15 cm)
frame: 21 5/8 x 27 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. (55 x 70,8 x 3,8 cm)