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Comfort Music: Allen Moore/Norman W Long Duo

Allen Moore and Norman W Long use vinyl, electronics, and field recordings to explore memory, place, and Alter Destiny.


Allen Moore is a Black Interdisciplinary Artist, Experimental Turntableist, Educator and Youth Mentor born and raised in the Historic Village of Robbins IL. Moore holds a Bachelors of Arts from Chicago State University, a Masters in Arts from Governors State University and a Masters of Fine Arts from Northern Illinois University in 2016. His recent body work investigates both the audio and visual element of black death and grief. His conceptual premise is to analyze the signifiers of Blackness through performative Improvisation and experimentation. Moore is driven to nurture and expand the agency of the Black Imagination. Moore has exhibited and performed across the greater midwest, including performances at Heaven Gallery, Compound Yellow, Experimental Sound Studio, Elastic Arts, Threewalls, The Museum of Contemporary Art, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Roots & Culture Gallery, The Museum of Science and Industry Chicago, etc.