David Toop's Object-Music Performance Among Mario Merz's Igloos at Pirelli HangarBicocca
On February 21, 2019, the Pirelli HangarBicocca in Milan featured a concert by American composer and musician David Toop, named "Foams, Heaps, Sponges, Clouds and Vortexes." The performance included saxophonist John Butcher and electronic artist Lucie Štěpánková. Since the 1970s, Toop has been crafting music that investigates sound using both everyday and intricate objects, improvisation, and field recordings. The concert took place amidst Mario Merz's Igloos, which are currently displayed at the venue. Toop praised Merz as a significant and enlightening 20th-century figure who created new methods for interpreting modern reality. The event was curated by Pedro Rocha. Born in New York in 1949 to English parents, Toop has worked with notable artists such as Brian Eno and Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Key facts
- Concert titled 'Foams, Heaps, Sponges, Clouds and Vortexes'
- Performed by David Toop, John Butcher, and Lucie Štěpánková
- Held at Pirelli HangarBicocca in Milan on February 21, 2019
- Set among Mario Merz's Igloos exhibition
- Curated by Pedro Rocha
- Toop's practice spans music, listening, sound, materials, improvisation, writing, electronic sound, field recording, curation, sound art installations, and opera
- Toop collaborated with Brian Eno, Thurston Moore, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and others
- Toop was born in New York in 1949 to English parents
Entities
Artists
- David Toop
- John Butcher
- Lucie Štěpánková
- Mario Merz
- Brian Eno
- Rie Nakajima
- Akio Suzuki
- Tania Chen
- Elaine Mitchener
- Henry Grimes
- Alasdair Roberts
- Thurston Moore
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
Institutions
- Pirelli HangarBicocca
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- New York
- United States