Philippe Parreno and Sound Art at Portikus and Schirn Kunsthalle
At Frankfurt's Portikus, Daniel Birnbaum took over from Kasper König, unveiling Philippe Parreno's 'El sueño de una cosa'. This installation reinterpreted a 1951 monochrome sequence by Robert Rauschenberg, drawing inspiration from John Cage's 4'33". The space was darkened while a one-minute film filmed in the North Pole played, accompanied by Edgar Varèse's 'Désert'. It examined contradictions such as film versus stillness and the white cube versus the black box. A catalog featured selections from 'Speech Bubbles' (Les Presses du réel, 2001). Meanwhile, at Schirn Kunsthalle, new director Max Hollein and curator Jesper N. Jørgensen launched 'Fréquences espaces audiovisuels', showcasing 15 artists. The catalog (Cantz Verlag) included various articles and a CD, with Gislind Nabakowski discussing contemporary artists as multifunctional figures.
Key facts
- Philippe Parreno exhibited at Portikus, Frankfurt, from 02/02/02 to 10/03/02.
- Daniel Birnbaum succeeded Kasper König at Portikus.
- Parreno recreated a 1951 monochrome sequence by Robert Rauschenberg.
- Parreno used 4'33" as a time unit, referencing John Cage.
- Parreno projected a film shot on a Norwegian island in the North Pole.
- The film was accompanied by Edgar Varèse's 'Désert'.
- Schirn Kunsthalle presented 'Fréquences espaces audiovisuels' from 09/02/02 to 28/04/02.
- Max Hollein is the new director of Schirn Kunsthalle; Jesper N. Jørgensen is curator.
- Fifteen artists participated, including Mark Bain, Franz Pomassi, Mika Vainio, Ryoji Ikeda, Ultra Red, Farmers Manual, Carl Michael von Hausswolff, and Carsten Nicolai.
- A catalog with articles and a CD was published by Cantz Verlag.
Entities
Artists
- Philippe Parreno
- Robert Rauschenberg
- John Cage
- Edgar Varèse
- Mark Bain
- Franz Pomassi
- Mika Vainio
- Ryoji Ikeda
- Ultra Red
- Farmers Manual
- Carl Michael von Hausswolff
- Carsten Nicolai
- Gislind Nabakowski
- Daniel Birnbaum
- Nicolas Bourriaud
- Will Bradley
- Diedrich Diedrichsen
- Russel Haswell
- Jesper N. Jørgensen
- Blaenka Perica
- Martin Pesch
- Kasper König
- Betty Parsons
Institutions
- Portikus
- Schirn Kunsthalle
- Les Presses du réel
- Cantz Verlag
- musée d'art moderne de la Ville de Paris
Locations
- Frankfurt
- Germany
- Paris
- France
- North Pole
- Norway
Sources
- artpress —