Cornelius Cardew
dal 4/6/2008 al 30/8/2008
Segnalato da
4/6/2008
Cornelius Cardew
Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen M HKA, Antwerp
Lonely at the top. Soundeffects #3. Experimental British composer brought music and visual art closely together in his work. His scores such as Treatise and The Great Learning owe their visual eloquence to his practice as a graphic artist, and his improvisational and group work was made with an awareness and connection to Flux art.
Experimental British composer Cornelius Cardew [1936–1981] brought music and visual art closely together in his work. His scores such as Treatise [1963–1966] and The Great Learning [1969–1970] owe their visual eloquence to his practice as a graphic artist, and his improvisational and group work was made with an awareness and connection to Flux art.
The Scratch Orchestra reflected the breaking down of boundaries between the different disciplines which took place during that decade with the development of sound.The exhibition pays tribute to the work of Cardew and the Scratch Orchestra. It includes an archive of rare material from that period, much of which has never been previously exhibited, including original manuscripts, scores, Scratch Books, photographs and recordings of Cardew’s music. MuHKA has also commissioned graphic designer Julie Peeters to develop a project in the form of an exhibition display, which will interpret this material for a contemporary audience. A film programme selected by Lucy Reynolds will examine Cardew’s radical approach to politics, experimental music, and collective working methods. On THU 05.06 several works by Cardew will be performed by the contemporary music ensemble Champ d’Action.
this project has come about together with The Drawing Room [London]
PROGRAM THU 05.06.08
18.30 performance of Paragraph 1 from The Great Learning, by Champ d’Action, Alvaro Guimaraes and chior Novecanto from Ghent
19.00 Break
19.15 lecture by musician John Tilbury; he reads part of his, soon to be released, biography about Cornelius Cardew, and plays pieces of his music
20.30 performance of Treatise, by Champ d’Action
21.00 reception opening exhibition
Opening june 5, 2008
MuHKA
Leuvenstraat 32 - Antwerpen