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[microsound] MURMURS: A CONFERENCE ON SOUND AND ART



MURMURS
A CONFERENCE ON SOUND AND ART
MAY 22, 2004, 1 - 6pm

DAVIS AUDITORIUM, SCHAPIRO BUILDING, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
BROADWAY AND 116th STREET, MANHATTAN
Presented by SculptureCenter, Diapason Gallery, and Art in General

NEW YORK ­ SculptureCenter and Art in General, in conjunction with Diapason
Gallery, New York¹s only sound-art gallery, present a conference on
Saturday, May 22 that asks artists, curators, and critics to consider sound
as a material, as an experience, and as a subject within the context of
multi-disciplinary contemporary art. Treble, an exhibition opening at
SculptureCenter on May 16, and Rock¹s Role: After Ryoanji at Art in General
both present sound as an integral part of contemporary art practice. Taking
these exhibitions as its starting point, the conference aims to provide a
platform and an open forum for the music and art communities to share
histories and languages, and to develop a discourse that places sound art in
dialogue with broader concerns in contemporary artistic experimentation.

The first of three moderated roundtable discussions focuses on new
technologies and their implications on the practices of artists and
institutions, with regards to sound.  The second panel consists of an artist
roundtable, while the last discussion explores the ways sound informs a
³post-media² art history.

Conference Schedule:

Introduction by SculptureCenter Program Director Anthony Huberman (1-1:15pm)

Panel 1: "Sound: New Technologies" (1:15-2:30pm)
This panel, moderated by sound artist James Fei, explores interactivity,
spatialization, generative processes, web-based technologies, and the many
implications they have in the practices of artists and institutions, as well
as practical issues including engineering, manufacturing and production
costs. Participants will discuss how new technologies form an important
component of the evolving language of artists working with sound and how
technological innovations in exhibition design  allow sound works to
interact, bleed into each other, and intersect in new ways. Panelists
include: sound artists/programmers Luke Dubois and Paul Geluso, Director of
EMPAC at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and ex-ZKM Music Director Johannes
Goebel, and Harvestworks Director Carol Parkinson.

Panel 2: "Sound: An Artist Roundtable" (2:45-4pm)
This discussion, moderated by Wesleyan Professor and Rock¹s Role curator Ron
Kuivila, includes artists participating in exhibitions at Art in General and
Diapason Gallery, and reveals the many methods that artists employ to create
and disseminate their works. Various approaches to form and content,
including field recordings, computer generated algorithmic works, or
conceptual pieces will be examined. Issues of presentation and distribution
will also be discussed. The roundtable includes Rock¹s Role artist and Bard
College professor Brenda Hutchinson, Diapason founder and Rock¹s Role artist
Michael J. Schumacher, and Diapason exhibiting artist Amnon Wolman.

Panel 3: "Sound: Leaking Between Disciplines" (4:15-5:30pm)
Moderated by Artforum contributing writer and Hampshire College philosophy
professor Christoph Cox, this panel features curators and critics who
propose solutions for sound to exist beyond media as they discuss how sound
can "leak" across disciplines, practices, and histories. A point of
discussion will include SculptureCenter's exhibition Treble, which presents
sound as a conceptual choice and an aesthetic experience for artists rather
than a medium-specific category that is independent from visual art. This
roundtable includes Treble curator Regine Basha, Whitney Museum Associate
Curator of Contemporary Art and 2004 Biennial co-curator Debra Singer, and
Treble exhibiting artists Emmanuel Madan and Jude Tallichet.

A reception will follow the event (6-7pm)


About SculptureCenter
SculptureCenter, an active contributor to New York's cultural community
since 1928, is a non-profit organization that identifies the innovative
approaches that define contemporary sculpture. SculptureCenter¹s programs
explore the conceptual, aesthetic, and material concerns of contemporary
sculpture, and encourage independent vision through solo exhibitions of
mid-career and established artists. These programs include exhibitions,
artist residencies, public art projects, publications, lectures and other
public events intended to further the historical documentation and critical
dialogue around contemporary art and sculpture in particular. In 2001,
SculptureCenter purchased a former trolley repair shop in Long Island City,
Queens. This newly renovated facility, designed by artist and designer Maya
Lin, includes 8,000 square feet of interior exhibition space, offices, and
outdoor exhibition space.
A complete schedule of Treble performances, radio programs, and other
special events is available at www.sculpture-center.org.
For more information, please contact Michele Snyder at 718 361 1750 or
msnyder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Since April, 2001, Diapason gallery for sound and intermedia has presented a
varied program featuring performances and installations by Tim Barnes,
Junghee Choi, Daniel Conrad, Charles Curtis, Neil Feather, Dave Gearey, Tom
Hamilton, John Hudak, Drew Krause, Ben Manley, Thomas C. Moore, Ian Nagoski,
Katherine Liberovskaya and Phill Niblock, Pauline Oliveros, Matthew
Rogalsky, Janek Schaefer, Ursula Scherrer, Bruce Tovsky, Stephen Vitiello,
La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela, and others. Founded by Michael J.
Schumacher and Liz Gerring, it continues the tradition of Studio Five
Beekman, offering audiences New York¹s first venue devoted to sound art.
www.diapasongallery.org
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