Whether this is a lowering of the revered and reviled museum’s standards or an entree into the highbrow for musician Animal Collective, is for others to decide. We’re fans, big big fans of the very sexy (ahem, not in this picture!) Animal Collective and big fans of the Guggenheim (or the Güg as we like to say)

Tix are on sale now, and it’s sure to sell out.

For the Guggenheim’s 50th Anniversary, the band Animal Collective has collaborated with artist Danny Perez on a site-specific performance piece that will transform the museum’s rotunda into a kinetic, psychedelic environment. Transverse Temporal Gyrus will feature original recorded music composed specifically for the work along with video projections, costumes, and props, rendering the band members and performers into intense, visual abstractions. During the evening, guests are invited to freely explore the space in order to fully immerse themselves in the environment created by Animal Collective and Danny Perez.

via Guggenheim.