Christian Marclay has had a long interest in sound and how we represent it. I have pointed out in the past how his interest in the way sound is represented in comic books has led him to make prints that cross over between genres. He is one of those artists that if you have not already explored his work, you ought to. The Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival is the perfect place to experience Marclay's work and to explore the frayed edges between disciplines, which is where I think some of the most interesting contemporary work is being done.
Exhibition open:
Friday 16 November – Sunday 25 November
Monday – Saturday: 10am – 5pm
Sunday: 10am – 4pm
Launch Event: Friday 16 November, 4pm
Presented at Huddersfield’s Queensgate Market and on display throughout hcmf// 2018, this exhibition features some of the scores used as the visual source for Marclay‘s live concerts during the festival, exploring his genre-breaking fusion of contemporary music and visual art. A versatile series of compositions that substitute film, fine art and physical objects for musical notation these scores consider the role sense and environment can play in performance, suggesting other possible forms of material for musicians to respond to. Alongside his graphic scores and video scores, there will be video documentation of some of his early music performances.
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