Maniacal Metal Sculptor Adds To The Corgan Machine

Billy Corgan recruits local metal sculptor for stage aesthetics.

Next week, Billy Corgan will be playing the Vic Theatre in support of his new album "TheFutureEmbrace". Along with himself and his solo band, he will be incorporating local metal sculptor Dessa Kirk’s work on stage with him during the performance. Kirk specially made 16 vine like pieces for the show, which will grow from the floor to harness the keyboards, and wrap around Corgan’s microphone and mic stand. The Corgan crew has been touring with the elaborate stage setup since they began the two-month tour, and the group is headed to Chicago for two sold-out shows next week.
The blending of the two artists' work on the same stage seems like a good fit and not just thematically. Corgan and Kirk have actually been fans of each other for quite a while. In the late '90s, Kirk collected Cadillac scraps and welded them into enormous metallic lilies. Corgan saw them at a gallery show. They eventually met years later at Whole Foods and he told her, "Don't ever quit making your work." Kirk believes this happenstance to be kind of profound. "It sounds kind of hokey, but when someone you admire likes your work, you feel like you're doing the right thing."