The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is pleased to announce the opening of Ben Schonberger: Hi-NRG, an exhibition of new work that draws from the visual culture of the gay underground and the sonic legacy of Patrick Cowley, 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. 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.

The opening reception will feature music DJ’ed by Josh Cozby