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6/11/2002

Wave Patterns

Austrian Cultural Forum, New York

The works of both artists incorporate traditional aesthetic concepts of modernism in contemporary artistic practices. Christian Fennesz's Gustav Mahler remix utilizes Mahler's highly charged musical language as a point of departure for his electronic composition. Erwin Redl's light installations are influenced by the formalism of Minimal Art as well as the visual representations of the computer age.

In the image: 'bathroom', installation by Erwin Redl, 1999.

Presenting this unique combination of visual and acoustic media opens up various possibilities for experiencing different layers of perception. The neutral grid of the light installation serves as an active counterpoint to the romanticizing musical gesture. Although the visual part of the exhibition is based on extremely rigid formal structures, the aesthetic outcome almost seems contradictory - a new phenomenological environment echoes the emotional sensuality of the music.

Erwin Redl holds an MFA in Computer Art from the School of Visual Arts, New York, and a BA in Composition and Electronic Music from the Music Academy, Vienna. Most recently he participated in the 2002 Whitney Biennial, covering the Whitney Museum's facade with a large-scale light installation. Erwin Redl, originally from Austria, has lived and worked in New York since 1993.

Vienna-based composer and guitarist Christian Fennesz (born 1962) has made a career out of heavily treated guitar drones and noises. Recordings include Instrument (Mego 1995), Hotel Paral.Lel (Mego 1997), Plus Forty Seven Degrees56'37" Minus Sixteen Degrees 51'08" (Touch 1999), Live in Melbourne (Touch 2000), Endless Summer (Mego 2001), Dawn (Grob 2002; a collaboration with saxophonist Peter Van Bergen and keyboardist Gert-Jan Prins), and FieldRecordings 1995:2002 (Touch, 2002; collects rarities, including Instrument).

Opening: November 7, 6 pm - 9 pm

Hours: Mon - Sat 10 am - 6 pm
Admission is free.

AUSTRIAN CULTURAL FORUM
11 East 52nd Street (btw. Fifth & Madison Ave.) New York, NY 10022
212 3195300
fax: 212 6448660

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