MATTRESS FACTORY TO HOLD OPENING FOR SECOND EXHIBITION IN THE OTHER APARTMENT

On Saturday, January 25, from 1-3 PM, the Mattress Factory will celebrate the opening of “The Silence,” the second exhibition inside The Other Apartment, an installation by Jon Rubin and Sohrab Kashani.

In December, a DIY cassette tape appeared on the bookshelf in the Pittsburgh version of The Other Apartment. Research revealed that the tape was secretly left by the Mexican band, Para Decir Adiosss. Rubin and Kashani decided to create an exhibition based entirely on this one cassette tape.

For the exhibition, Rubin and Kashani invited musicians in Pittsburgh and Tehran to perform cover versions of the songs on the cassette inside The Other Apartment. The filmed performances will be screened where they were shot – in the bedroom, office, bathroom and living room of the apartment. Cassette tapes of the cover songs will be available for purchase in both Pittsburgh and Tehran.

“With the constant conflict between our countries hanging over us, we, like many artists, question whether what we are doing is a bit pointless and absurd. Maybe we’re being naïve, but it seems like musicians never question what they should do when times get hard. They do what they always do – play music. And everyone knows that music makes equal sense in both good and bad times. So, we’re incredibly thankful to the Iranian and American musicians who agreed to come to the same place and play some music by a Mexican band,” said Jon Rubin and Sohrab Kashani.

The opening is free with admission.