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ON AIR
The Sound of the Material in the Art of the 1950s to 1970s

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Press images

Yaacov Agam  
Tableau Tactile Sonore, 1963  
50 sheet metal capsule,, 50 coil springs, plywood board and box, kacquer  
100 × 139 x 18,5 cm  
Kunstmuseen Krefeld  
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn  
Photo: unknown
Yaacov Agam
Tableau Tactile Sonore, 1963
50 sheet metal capsule,, 50 coil springs, plywood board and box, kacquer
100 × 139 x 18,5 cm
Kunstmuseen Krefeld
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
Photo: unknown
Pol Bury  
Guitare, 1968  
Wood, wire, electric motor  
91,5 × 23,5 × 22 cm  
Edition 38/40  
Adolf-Luther-Foundation, Krefeld  
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn  
Photo: Kunstmuseen Krefeld / Dirk Rose
Pol Bury
Guitare, 1968
Wood, wire, electric motor
91,5 × 23,5 × 22 cm
Edition 38/40
Adolf-Luther-Foundation, Krefeld
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
Photo: Kunstmuseen Krefeld / Dirk Rose
Jannis Kounellis  
Senza Titolo (Da inventare sul posto), 1972  
Oil on canvas, violinist, ballerina, score from La Pulcinella by Igor Strawinsky  
Painting: 270 × 300 cm  
Viehof Collection, formerly the Speck Collection  
Activation for exh. ON AIR. The Sound of Material in Art from the 1950s to the 1970s, Kunstmuseen Krefeld, 2022  
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2022  
Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
Jannis Kounellis
Senza Titolo (Da inventare sul posto), 1972
Oil on canvas, violinist, ballerina, score from La Pulcinella by Igor Strawinsky
Painting: 270 × 300 cm
Viehof Collection, formerly the Speck Collection
Activation for exh. ON AIR. The Sound of Material in Art from the 1950s to the 1970s, Kunstmuseen Krefeld, 2022
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2022
Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
Reiner Ruthenbeck  
Geräuschstück Nr. 1 / Dachskulpturen, 1972  
Vinyl record, leporello with 64 photographs  
1,5 × 18,5 × 21 cm  
Edition  
Kunstmuseen Krefeld  
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn  
Photo: Kunstmuseen Krefeld / Dirk Rose
Reiner Ruthenbeck
Geräuschstück Nr. 1 / Dachskulpturen, 1972
Vinyl record, leporello with 64 photographs
1,5 × 18,5 × 21 cm
Edition
Kunstmuseen Krefeld
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
Photo: Kunstmuseen Krefeld / Dirk Rose
Takis (Panayotis Vassilakis)  
Musical Hannover 6, 1973  
Wooden panel, string, electronic amplifier, loudspeaker, paint  
205 × 83,5 × 15,5 cm  
Kunstmuseen Krefeld  
© Takis  
Photo: Kunstmuseen Krefeld / Dirk Rose
Takis (Panayotis Vassilakis)
Musical Hannover 6, 1973
Wooden panel, string, electronic amplifier, loudspeaker, paint
205 × 83,5 × 15,5 cm
Kunstmuseen Krefeld
© Takis
Photo: Kunstmuseen Krefeld / Dirk Rose
Takis (Panayotis Vassilakis)  
Musical Hannover 6, 1973 (detail)  
Wooden panel, string, electronic amplifier, loudspeaker, paint  
205 × 83,5 × 15,5 cm  
Kunstmuseen Krefeld  
© Takis  
Photo: Kunstmuseen Krefeld / Dirk Rose
Takis (Panayotis Vassilakis)
Musical Hannover 6, 1973 (detail)
Wooden panel, string, electronic amplifier, loudspeaker, paint
205 × 83,5 × 15,5 cm
Kunstmuseen Krefeld
© Takis
Photo: Kunstmuseen Krefeld / Dirk Rose
Bruce Nauman  
Steel Channel Piece, 1968  
steel, tape recorder, tape, megaphone  
courtesy: The Sonnabend Collection Foundation  
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2022  
Photo: City of Krefeld, Press and Communication, Andreas Bischof
Bruce Nauman
Steel Channel Piece, 1968
steel, tape recorder, tape, megaphone
courtesy: The Sonnabend Collection Foundation
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2022
Photo: City of Krefeld, Press and Communication, Andreas Bischof
Bruce Nauman  
Steel Channel Piece, 1968 (Detail)  
Steel, tape recorder, audiotape, megaphone  
17,8 × 17,8 × 304,8 cm  
The Sonnabend Collection Foundation  
Installation view exh. Bruce Nauman. Contrapposto Studies, Palazzo Grassi – Punta della Dogana, Venedig 2022  
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn  
Photo: Kunstmuseen Krefeld
Bruce Nauman
Steel Channel Piece, 1968 (Detail)
Steel, tape recorder, audiotape, megaphone
17,8 × 17,8 × 304,8 cm
The Sonnabend Collection Foundation
Installation view exh. Bruce Nauman. Contrapposto Studies, Palazzo Grassi – Punta della Dogana, Venedig 2022
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
Photo: Kunstmuseen Krefeld
David Tudor & Composers Inside Electronics  
Rainforest V (Version 2), 1973/2015  
Sound-object installation, consisting of 20 objects, each with its own sound archive,  
Dimensions variable  
Edition: 2/4  
Collection Museum der Moderne Salzburg, purchased with funds from the Generali Foundation  
© David Tudor & Composers Inside Electronics Inc. / Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
David Tudor & Composers Inside Electronics
Rainforest V (Version 2), 1973/2015
Sound-object installation, consisting of 20 objects, each with its own sound archive,
Dimensions variable
Edition: 2/4
Collection Museum der Moderne Salzburg, purchased with funds from the Generali Foundation
© David Tudor & Composers Inside Electronics Inc. / Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
David Tudor & Composers Inside Electronics  
Rainforest V (Version 2), 1973/2015  
Sound-object installation, consisting of 20 objects, each with its own sound archive,  
Dimensions variable  
Edition: 2/4  
Collection Museum der Moderne Salzburg, purchased with funds from the Generali Foundation  
© David Tudor & Composers Inside Electronics Inc. / Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
David Tudor & Composers Inside Electronics
Rainforest V (Version 2), 1973/2015
Sound-object installation, consisting of 20 objects, each with its own sound archive,
Dimensions variable
Edition: 2/4
Collection Museum der Moderne Salzburg, purchased with funds from the Generali Foundation
© David Tudor & Composers Inside Electronics Inc. / Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
David Tudor & Composers Inside Electronics  
Rainforest V (Version 2) (detail), 1973/2015  
Sound-object installation, consisting of 20 objects, each with its own sound archive,  
Dimensions variable  
Edition: 2/4  
Collection Museum der Moderne Salzburg, purchased with funds from the Generali Foundation  
© David Tudor & Composers Inside Electronics Inc. / Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
David Tudor & Composers Inside Electronics
Rainforest V (Version 2) (detail), 1973/2015
Sound-object installation, consisting of 20 objects, each with its own sound archive,
Dimensions variable
Edition: 2/4
Collection Museum der Moderne Salzburg, purchased with funds from the Generali Foundation
© David Tudor & Composers Inside Electronics Inc. / Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
David Tudor & Composers Inside Electronics  
Rainforest V (Version 2) (detail), 1973/2015  
Sound-object installation, consisting of 20 objects, each with its own sound archive,  
Dimensions variable  
Edition: 2/4  
Collection Museum der Moderne Salzburg, purchased with funds from the Generali Foundation  
© David Tudor & Composers Inside Electronics Inc. / Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
David Tudor & Composers Inside Electronics
Rainforest V (Version 2) (detail), 1973/2015
Sound-object installation, consisting of 20 objects, each with its own sound archive,
Dimensions variable
Edition: 2/4
Collection Museum der Moderne Salzburg, purchased with funds from the Generali Foundation
© David Tudor & Composers Inside Electronics Inc. / Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
ON AIR. The Sound of the Material in the Art of the 1950s to 1970s, Kunstmuseen Krefeld / Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, 2022 (Installation view)  
Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
ON AIR. The Sound of the Material in the Art of the 1950s to 1970s, Kunstmuseen Krefeld / Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, 2022 (Installation view)
Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
ON AIR. The Sound of the Material in the Art of the 1950s to 1970s, Kunstmuseen Krefeld / Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, 2022 (Installation view)  
Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
ON AIR. The Sound of the Material in the Art of the 1950s to 1970s, Kunstmuseen Krefeld / Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, 2022 (Installation view)
Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
ON AIR. The Sound of the Material in the Art of the 1950s to 1970s, Kunstmuseen Krefeld / Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, 2022 (Installation view)  
Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
ON AIR. The Sound of the Material in the Art of the 1950s to 1970s, Kunstmuseen Krefeld / Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, 2022 (Installation view)
Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
ON AIR. The Sound of the Material in the Art of the 1950s to 1970s, Kunstmuseen Krefeld / Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, 2022 (Installation view)  
Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
ON AIR. The Sound of the Material in the Art of the 1950s to 1970s, Kunstmuseen Krefeld / Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, 2022 (Installation view)
Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
ON AIR. The Sound of the Material in the Art of the 1950s to 1970s, Kunstmuseen Krefeld / Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, 2022 (Installation view)  
Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
ON AIR. The Sound of the Material in the Art of the 1950s to 1970s, Kunstmuseen Krefeld / Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, 2022 (Installation view)
Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
ON AIR. The Sound of the Material in the Art of the 1950s to 1970s, Kunstmuseen Krefeld / Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, 2022 (Installation view)  
Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
ON AIR. The Sound of the Material in the Art of the 1950s to 1970s, Kunstmuseen Krefeld / Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, 2022 (Installation view)
Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
Timm Ulrichs  
Einton-Musik außerhalb (oberhalb) des menschlichen Hörbereichs (Monotone Music Beyond [Above] the Range of Audibility of the Human Ear), 1969/70 and 2022  
Sinusoidal frequency generator, loudspeaker, oscilloscope  
Dimensions variable  
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2022 / Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
Timm Ulrichs
Einton-Musik außerhalb (oberhalb) des menschlichen Hörbereichs (Monotone Music Beyond [Above] the Range of Audibility of the Human Ear), 1969/70 and 2022
Sinusoidal frequency generator, loudspeaker, oscilloscope
Dimensions variable
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2022 / Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
Joseph Beuys & Henning Christiansen  
Celtic + ~~~~, 1971  
Video installation, 2 monitors, 2 Shibaden t9 video tape recorders, 7 Memorex video tapes, black and white, Tape A (left) 253 min, Tape B (right) 219 min  
Kunstmuseen Krefeld  
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2022 / Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
Joseph Beuys & Henning Christiansen
Celtic + ~~~~, 1971
Video installation, 2 monitors, 2 Shibaden t9 video tape recorders, 7 Memorex video tapes, black and white, Tape A (left) 253 min, Tape B (right) 219 min
Kunstmuseen Krefeld
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2022 / Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
Jean Tinguely  
Le Chant du Cygne du Bambou, 1963  
Wood, scrap iron, wheels, metal rods, rubber belts, bamboo sticks, electric motor  
245 × 495 × 110 cm  
Museum Tinguely, Basel. Ein Kulturengagement von Roche  
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2022 / Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
Jean Tinguely
Le Chant du Cygne du Bambou, 1963
Wood, scrap iron, wheels, metal rods, rubber belts, bamboo sticks, electric motor
245 × 495 × 110 cm
Museum Tinguely, Basel. Ein Kulturengagement von Roche
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2022 / Photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld

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