frequencies [Hz] / febr. 09. - april 28. / Frankfurt a.M. Schirn Kunsthalle

[Claudia Westermann]

frequencies [Hz] / febr. 09. - april 28. / Frankfurt a.M. Schirn Kunsthalle
audio-visual spaces

http://www.surface.de/projects/schirn/frequenzen/frequenzen.htm

Exhibition

Knut Åsdam, Mark Bain, Angela Bulloch, Farmersmanual, Tommi 
Grönlund\Petteri Nisunen, Carl Michael von Hausswolff, Ryoji Ikeda, Ann 
Lislegaard, Carsten Nicolai, Daniel Pflumm, Franz Pomassl, Ultra-red, Mika 
Vainio


Performance Series

Program:

                                 09. Feb. Pan Sonic / alva noto / Farmersmanual
                                 10. Feb. Ryoji Ikeda / Carl Michael von 
Hausswolff / Franz Pomassl
                                 15. Feb. Pita / Errorsmith / Frank 
Bretschneider
                                 16. Feb. snd / Thomas Köner + Jürgen Reble
                                 22. Feb. Fennesz / Opiate / Mainpal Inv. 
-Goodiepal
                                 23. Feb. Monolake / Random inc. / Ekkehard 
Ehlers
                                 28. Feb. Markus Schmickler / Steinbrüchel 
vs. Onlab / Richard Chartier
                                 02. Mar. Mazk (Masami Akita, Zbigniew 
Karkowski) / Florian Hecker / coH
                                 07. Mar. Disinformation / Achim Wollscheid 
/ Marc Behrens
                                 08. Mar. Christophe Charles / Stephan 
Mathieu / Senking
                                 April.___Ultra-red (TBD)

                                 Location:
                                 Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, Start: 8 pm


"Frequencies [Hz]" brings sound, light and space together in a multifaceted 
physical experience. The visitor enters acoustic spheres that transcend 
conventional concepts of sound. In a quest for new dimensions of hearing 
and listening, the exhi-bition explores the total bandwidth of audio-visual 
perception in works conceived specifically for this show by leading 
contemporary artists in the field of "sound art". The spectrum extends from 
works on the threshold of the audible by Mark Bain and physically audible 
compositions by Franz Pomassl and Mika Vainio to minimalist installations 
by Ryoji Ikeda, works of political and social relevance by Ultra-red and 
Farmersmanual and outdoor works such as the site-specific multimedia 
installation by Carsten Nicolai in the Schirn Rotunda. "Frequencies [Hz]" 
introduces a new generation of artists who, building upon the ideas of the 
artistic avant-garde, have overcome the boundary between visual art and music.


The series of concerts staged on occasion of the exhibition documents how 
the exhibited artists work with sound in space as a performative 
enunciation of their practice. It also introduces a range of other artists 
and musicians who work in similar contexts and who relate to the exhibiting 
artistsí use of sound as a core element of their installational work. All 
artists involved have contributed to developing a new language of 
electronic sound and continue to push the limits of art and music 
production. The exhibition and the concert series provides common ground on 
which different approaches are being tried and experienced.