Anri Sala's Sonic Choreography at Serpentine Gallery and Centre Pompidou
Anri Sala's displays at the Serpentine Gallery in London (1 October – 20 November 2011) and the Centre Pompidou in Paris (4–9 October 2011) focus on sound and the movement of visitors. At the Serpentine, the 2008 sculpture Doldrum resonates with audio from The Clash (2010) and Answer Me (2008). The latter presents a woman's inquiry juxtaposed with a man's drumming, captured in a Berlin listening station. The Clash, filmed in a deserted venue in Bordeaux, incorporates a music box and barrel organ. Tlatelolco Clash (2011) features local residents engaging with a barrel organ. The performance 3-2-1 (2011) showcases saxophonist Andre Vida. Sala and Šejla Kamerić co-directed 1395 Days Without Red, which portrays life in wartime Sarajevo, following actress Maribel Verdú.
Key facts
- Exhibition at Serpentine Gallery, London: 1 Oct – 20 Nov 2011
- Exhibition at Centre Pompidou, Paris: 4–9 Oct 2011
- Sound directs visitor choreography at Serpentine
- Doldrum (2008) vibrates with audio from The Clash (2010) and Answer Me (2008)
- Answer Me filmed in Berlin Cold War listening station dome
- The Clash shot in abandoned Bordeaux venue where punk band performed in 1981
- Tlatelolco Clash (2011) set on Plaza de las Tres Culturas in Mexico City
- Performance 3-2-1 (2011) with saxophonist Andre Vida and Jemeel Moondoc
- 1395 Days Without Red co-filmed by Anri Sala and Šejla Kamerić
- Film follows Maribel Verdú as musician in wartime Sarajevo
- Music by Tchaikovsky's Pathétique conducted by Ari Benjamin Meyers
- Sala's version previously at Manchester Festival and Artangel London
Entities
Artists
- Anri Sala
- Šejla Kamerić
- Andre Vida
- Jemeel Moondoc
- Ari Benjamin Meyers
- Maribel Verdú
- Véronique Follet
Institutions
- Serpentine Gallery
- Centre Pompidou
- MACM
- Artangel
- Manchester Festival
- Orchestre philharmonique de Sarajevo
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Paris
- France
- Montreal
- Canada
- Japan
- Berlin
- Germany
- Bordeaux
- Mexico City
- Mexico
- Sarajevo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sources
- artpress —