[NEohioPAL]Acclaimed artist Christian Marclay making music for eyes and ears at The University of Akron

Thu Apr 8 15:07:53 PDT 2004

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Dear NeoPal Subscriber:

Acclaimed artist Christian Marclay making music for eyes and ears at The 
University of Akron

Christian Marclay, hailed by The New York Times as "an artist who makes 
music you can touch," is coming to The University of Akron on April 
22-23 for a visit that includes a free public lecture, performance, and 
gallery exhibition.

Marclay, a New-York based visual artist and composer, is acclaimed for 
exploring the juxtaposition of sound and the visual arts--encompassing 
performance, sound recordings, photography, film, video, and other 
visual media. In the tradition of avant-garde composer John Cage, he has 
experimented, composed, and performed with phonograph records and 
turntables since 1979 to create his unique "theatre of found sound."

Marclay has collaborated with such musicians such as John Zorn, Elliott 
Sharp, Fred Frith, Zeena Parkins, Shelley Hirsh, Butch Morris, and Sonic 
Youth. His work has been included in exhibitions at the Whitney Museum 
of American Art, Venice Biennale, Centre Pompidou, Kunsthaus Zurich, and 
the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

In Akron on April 22, Marclay will use a slide lecture and video 
screening to examine his unusual career focusing on the parallel tracks 
of visual art and musical performance. The 6 p.m. lecture will be in the 
Folk Hall Auditorium, 150 East Exchange St.

On April 23, Marclay will join DJ Olive and DJ Toshio Kajiwara to 
perform as djTRIO, an unusal spin on the DJ phenomenon. The 7 p.m. 
performance will be in Sandefur Theatre in Guzzetta Hall, 157 University 
Ave., across from E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall on the UA campus. 
Marclay created the rotating trio in 1997 to showcase the talents of 
avant-garde turntablists in the context of group improvisation. Recent 
performance venues for djTRIO have included the Andy Warhol Museum in 
Pittsburgh, the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, DC, and the Hammer 
Museum in Los Angeles.

The lecture and performance are part of the Mary Schiller Myers Lecture 
Series presented by the UA College of Fine and Applied Arts. Seating is 
limited, and available on a first-come, first-seated basis. For details 
call 330-972-5196.

In conjunction with Marclay's visit, the Akron Art Museum will present 
the exhibition Christian Marclay: Telephones & Other Things, April 
21-May 8 at the UA Myers School of Art in Folk Hall, 150 East Exchange 
St. Admission is free and gallery hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 
a.m. to 5 p.m. For exhibition details call 330-972-5950.

Christian Marclay: Telephones & Other Things will feature one video and 
two sculptures that span 15 years of the artist's career. Marclay's 1999 
video Telephones, part of the Akron Art Museum's collection, will play 
continuously when the gallery is open. This witty yet profound 7:30 
minute collage of movie clips explores human interaction with and 
through the telephone.  Famous movie stars and now forgotten actors 
cower before, rush anxiously toward, enthusiastically reach for or 
revile the phone, and by implication, the voice we never hear at the 
other end.

Also on display will be two Marclay sculptures loaned from a private 
collection in Akron. Both deal with the recording of sound:  Record 
Without a Cover, 1985, is exactly what its title suggests: the scratches 
that it accumulates become, by the artist's design, part of the piece.  
Bottled Water, 1990, commemorates a sculpture in which Marclay created a 
"waterfall" of audio tape spilling off a tape recorder.

Three more video exhibitions will be presented by the Akron Art Museum 
at the UA Myers School of Art this spring and summer.  SeeTV ! (May 
10-June 4) and SeeTV II (June 7-July 2) will explore the development of 
this young medium in the 1970s and 1980s. The video series will end with 
Fischli & Weiss: The Way Things Go (July 6-16), which employs the basic 
laws of physics and chemistry to give an advanced course in humor.

The Akron Art Museum is presenting this exhibition series at the UA 
Myers School of Art as part of "Coming to a Neighborhood Near You," a 
new series of diverse programs and events. "Coming to a Neighborhood 
Near You" will offer exhibitions, lectures, concerts, workshops and 
other activities at various locations around the region while the 
museum's downtown Akron location is closed for two years for construction.

Best,

Cyndee Ramsthaler
Office of the Dean
College of Fine and Applied Arts
The University of Akron
330/972-5196
Cyndee at uakron.edu

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Dear NeoPal Subscriber: 
 
Acclaimed artist Christian Marclay making music for eyes and ears at
The University of Akron 
 
Christian Marclay, hailed by The New York Times as “an artist who makes
music you can touch,” is coming to The University of Akron on April
22-23 for a visit that includes a free public lecture, performance, and
gallery exhibition. 
 
Marclay, a New-York based visual artist and composer, is acclaimed for
exploring the juxtaposition of sound and the visual arts—encompassing
performance, sound recordings, photography, film, video, and other
visual media. In the tradition of avant-garde composer John Cage, he
has experimented, composed, and performed with phonograph records and
turntables since 1979 to create his unique “theatre of found sound.” 
 
Marclay has collaborated with such musicians such as John Zorn, Elliott
Sharp, Fred Frith, Zeena Parkins, Shelley Hirsh, Butch Morris, and
Sonic Youth. His work has been included in exhibitions at the Whitney
Museum of American Art, Venice Biennale, Centre Pompidou, Kunsthaus
Zurich, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. 
 
In Akron on April 22, Marclay will use a slide lecture and video
screening to examine his unusual career focusing on the parallel tracks
of visual art and musical performance. The 6 p.m. lecture will be in
the Folk Hall Auditorium, 150 East Exchange St. 
 
On April 23, Marclay will join DJ Olive and DJ Toshio Kajiwara to
perform as djTRIO, an unusal spin on the DJ phenomenon. The 7 p.m.
performance will be in Sandefur Theatre in Guzzetta Hall, 157
University Ave., across from E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall on the UA
campus. Marclay created the rotating trio in 1997 to showcase the
talents of avant-garde turntablists in the context of group
improvisation. Recent performance venues for djTRIO have included the
Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington,
DC, and the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles. 
  
The lecture and performance are part of the Mary Schiller Myers Lecture
Series presented by the UA College of Fine and Applied Arts. Seating is
limited, and available on a first-come, first-seated basis. For details
call 330-972-5196. 
 
In conjunction with Marclay’s visit, the Akron Art Museum will present
the exhibition Christian Marclay: Telephones & Other Things, April
21-May 8 at the UA Myers School of Art in Folk Hall, 150 East Exchange
St. Admission is free and gallery hours are Monday through Saturday, 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. For exhibition details call 330-972-5950. 
 
Christian Marclay: Telephones & Other Things will feature one video
and two sculptures that span 15 years of the artist’s career. Marclay’s
1999 video Telephones, part of the Akron Art Museum’s collection, will
play continuously when the gallery is open. This witty yet profound
7:30 minute collage of movie clips explores human interaction with and
through the telephone.  Famous movie stars and now forgotten actors
cower before, rush anxiously toward, enthusiastically reach for or
revile the phone, and by implication, the voice we never hear at the
other end. 
 
Also on display will be two Marclay sculptures loaned from a private
collection in Akron. Both deal with the recording of sound:  Record
Without a Cover, 1985, is exactly what its title suggests: the
scratches that it accumulates become, by the artist’s design, part of
the piece.  Bottled Water, 1990, commemorates a sculpture in which
Marclay created a “waterfall” of audio tape spilling off a tape
recorder. 
 
Three more video exhibitions will be presented by the Akron Art Museum
at the UA Myers School of Art this spring and summer.  SeeTV ! (May
10-June 4) and SeeTV II (June 7-July 2) will explore the development of
this young medium in the 1970s and 1980s. The video series will end
with Fischli & Weiss: The Way Things Go (July 6-16), which employs
the basic laws of physics and chemistry to give an advanced course in
humor. 
 
The Akron Art Museum is presenting this exhibition series at the UA
Myers School of Art as part of “Coming to a Neighborhood Near You,” a
new series of diverse programs and events. “Coming to a Neighborhood
Near You” will offer exhibitions, lectures, concerts, workshops and
other activities at various locations around the region while the
museum’s downtown Akron location is closed for two years for
construction. 
 
Best, 
 
Cyndee Ramsthaler 
Office of the Dean 
College of Fine and Applied Arts 
The University of Akron 
330/972-5196 
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Cyndee at uakron.edu">Cyndee at uakron.edu</a> 
 
 
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