Entry No. 22 — the New York City file — filed under: art-immersive

Dream House

Above composer La Monte Young's loft, a single room has hummed continuously since 1993: a 32-tone sine-wave drone generated by a synthesizer, tuned to precise mathematical ratios, bathed in Marian Zazeela's magenta light sculptures. You take off your shoes, sit on the carpet, and the sound physically changes as you move your head a few inches in any direction. It is run by the nonprofit MELA Foundation and feels like stepping into another dimension, not a gallery.

The move: Slip off your shoes, settle onto the magenta-lit floor, and slowly move your heads side to side to feel the drone shift between you.

📍 Before you go Open Wed-Sat afternoon into evening, roughly $10 suggested donation, and the installation runs a seasonal schedule that closes for part of the summer, so confirm dates before going.

• 📍 Tribeca, Manhattan
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 275 Church St, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10013

Hours: Added 2026-06-23 — confirm current hours before you go.

⚠ Seasonal or scheduled — always check before you go.

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last checked: 2026-06-23