Date/Time
Date(s) - 07/25/2025 - 11/02/2025
12:00 am
Location
707/709 Galleries
Categories
Pittsburgh-based artist Ben Schonberger’s (pictured) exhibition draws from the visual culture of the gay underground and the sonic legacy of Patrick Cowley (1950-1982).
Patrick Cowley was a pioneering composer and producer whose work helped define Hi-NRG (pronounced “high energy”) — an accelerated form of disco that emerged in the late 1970s. Before his death from AIDS in 1982, Cowley crafted some of the era’s most innovative electronic music, shaping a soundscape that pulsed through queer nightlife.
For “Hi-NRG”, Schonberger constructed densely layered compositions sourced from vintage print media, merging representations of authority and sexuality. The works interrogate the shifting boundaries between power and desire, exploring how these forces converge within visual culture.
Address
707 Penn Avenue,
Pittsburgh,
PA
15222
United States