| Olaf Nicolai: Escalier Du Chant Contributor(s): Nicolai, Olaf, Wilson, Eva (Text by (Art, Photo Books)) |
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ISBN: 3940064653 ISBN-13: 9783940064653 Publisher: Spector Books OUR PRICE: $90.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Photography | Individual Photographers - General - Art | Individual Artists - Monographs - Art | History - General |
| Dewey: 709 |
| Physical Information: 4.6" H x 7.1" W x 9.9" (4.75 lbs) 206 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: How can songs reflect political events? How does a song become a political song? The artist Olaf Nicolai invited eleven international composers to write songs that reference political events which were of current relevance to them. Without prior announcement, a total of 58 songs were performed as a-cappella pieces on twelve Sundays in 2011 on the central staircase of the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich. Visitors to the museum found themselves as actors in a staged performance for brief instances of time. The publication Escalier du Chant presents excerpts from the songs and commentaries by the composers in the form of 58 music sheets; the accompanying booklet contains various photographs of the performances. Includes songs by Tony Conrad, Georg Friedrich Haas, Georg Katzer, Liza Lim, Samir Odeh-Tamimi, Enno Poppe with Marcel Beyer, Rolf Riehm, James Saunders, Elliott Sharp, Mika Vainio, Jennifer Walshe. |