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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

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
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
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
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

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