I was sitting in a room… when I learned Alvin Lucier died.

Lucier, perhaps best known for “I Am Sitting in a Room” (1969), the influential 45-minute sound art piece recognized as a landmark in Minimal tape music, was 90 years-old.

If you’ve never heard it, find yourself a quiet place, rid yourself of all distractions (no phones, no people, no cheating), turn down the lights, kick back, and enjoy the trip.

An interview with Lucier from 2019

https://tapeop.com/interviews/130/alvin-lucier/

Lucier at MoMA

https://www.moma.org/explore/inside_out/2015/01/20/collecting-alvin-luciers-i-am-sitting-in-a-room/

Hot off the press of the New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/01/arts/music/alvin-lucier-dead.html