To find out more, including which thirdparty cookies we place and how to manage cookies, see our privacy policy. Christian marclay voices of venus, 1992 seven album covers and x 29 in. Art record covers by francesco spampinato hardcover. Christian marclay for christian marclay s record without a cover 198599 this one is a bit of a cheat since its an artist making art for an album of his own, but it also happens to be the.
What are the best famous artistdesigned album covers. Record without a cover is an album by artist christian marclay. Christian marclay marclays compilation of hundreds of highcontrast blackand white. Some material including magazine illustrations, christian art, and book artwork, cd illustrations, posters and paintings, and book cover illustrations may also have rights licensed and be in use as book illustrations and graphic design art on book covers by other authors or presses, or may be in licensed used as illustrations in magazines and. Aug 1, 2012 christian marclay collages of record covers and print media. Christian marclay art monographs and museum exhibition.
Art record covers is like the physical, 450page incarnation of whiling away an afternoon browsing sticky shelves of album sleeves. Munch meets manga in artist christian marclays new hong kong. Christian marclay collages of record covers and print. Since he was a child, growing up in switzerland, the artist christian marclay has loved to cut and paste. The album was sold as an lp record with no cover or protective packaging, such that the damage from shipping, storing, and playing the record becomes a part of the work. Jan 29, 2017 the book presents over 600 album and record covers given the artistic treatment from the 1950s through to today. Featuring texts by max maxwell, this book documents the collaboration between the artist and snapchat in an innovative project mixing the sounds and images of everyday life found on the multimedia messaging app, aggregating unattributed stories.
A warped rendition of the batman theme issued forth, and the idea of distorting. Their shared sensibility informs this beautiful new book. From luigi russolos 19 futurist manifesto larte dei rumori the art of noise to marcel duchamps 1925 doublesided discs rotereliefs, the 20th century saw. Their recent release, art record covers by francesco spampinato and edited by julius wiedemann, takes the concept of the album art book to another level, focusing on the visual artists. The artist christian marclays ideas and practice, in his own words and those of the foremost writers engaged with his work. Includes interviews with tauba auerbach, shepard fairey, kim gordon, christian marclay, albert oehlen, and raymond pettibon. Christian marclay just take my body body mix series, 1991. Also a musician, composer and dj, in his visual works he sometimes evokes the memory of music, such as the beatles 1989, a pillow crocheted out. Art record covers by francesco spampinato, hardcover barnes. Celebrated for his 24hour film, the clock, christian marclay returns to new york with silkscreen canvases that mix abex abstraction with comicbook onomatopoeias squish, smack, plaff, etc. He works across numerous visual media sculpture, installation performance, found objects and collage along with music and its artifacts, to create a unique, multidisciplinary art.
Christian marclay just take my body body mix series. Influencing a generation of artists, musicians and theorists, christian marclay has explored the interplay between sound, audio cultures and art across a diversity of media. Marclays 2016 to be continued, the score for which is a 48page book of cartoons featuring noisy sound effects. In sound stories, american artist and composer christian marclay born 1955 fuses art and technology, using snapchat videos as raw material. Illustrated book by arina makhova, via behance sketchbook inspiration. The blends are not based on genre but on how the different cover artwork blends to make seamless imagesfor instance, a bikinibottomed jim morrison or a face that is half bob marley and half the former front man of inxs, michael hutchence. This type of art was invented by christian marclay. Album cover collages by christian marclay lp cover, vinyl cover, cover art, john. Christian marclay was born on january 11, 1955 in san rafael, marin county, california, to a swiss father and an american mother and raised in geneva, switzerland. Marclay began his exploration into sound and art through performances with turntables in 1979, while he was still a student. Christian ernest marclay born january 11, 1955 is a visual artist and composer. Ordered by artist, the covers reveal how modern, postmodern, pop art, street art, and conceptual practice have all informed this collateral field of visual production and supported the mass distribution of music with defining imagery. Originally recorded in new york in 1982, and previously only available on compilations, groove is a mesmerising sound collage by the globally acclaimed artist the new yorker described as the most exciting collagist since robert.
Christian marclay phaidon contemporary artist series. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. On this website we will present the 150 most interesting art covers from the book and collection of jan van toorn. In a year where vinyl sales are set to rise once again after a record breaking year in 2016, this is an important look at how the physical record format is an affordable, but nonetheless precious, piece of art for the everyday music fan. Just take my body body mix series 1991 album covers, thread 26 x 17 14 in. These are then carefully sewn together to form hybrid, often humorous, splicedtogether figures body mix, 1980ongoing. Art record covers by francesco spampinato 2017, hardcover. In francesco spampinatos unique anthology of artists record covers, we discover the rhythm of this particular cultural history. Christian marclay combines album covers to make something new.
Marclays work explores connections between sound, noise, photography, video, and film. Mar, 2017 the book concentrates on artists not affiliated with record companies, so there are no reid miles or vaughan oliver or peter saville, or even alex steinweiss covers. Nov 18, 20 celebrated for his 24hour film, the clock, christian marclay returns to new york with silkscreen canvases that mix abex abstraction with comic book onomatopoeias squish, smack, plaff, etc. The book concentrates on artists not affiliated with record companies, so there are no reid miles or vaughan oliver or peter saville, or even alex steinweiss covers. Dec 03, 2017 record without a cover is an album by artist christian marclay. All of these musical notations will be interpreted in innovative ways by musicians. Christian marclay exhibition at white cube masons yard in. Record without a cover, one of christian marclays earliest projects. Christian marclay white cube masons yard is pleased to present an exhibition by christian marclay. Julius wiedemann an anthology of artists record covers from the 1950s to the present day. A new time for christian marclay the new york times.
Taschen celebrates the art of the record cover in new tome. Includes interviews with tauba auerbach, shepard fairey, kim gordon, christian marclay, albert oehlen, and. Ive always been interested in how sound is visualized, he explains. Mar 07, 2010 christian marclay blends wellknown album covers like michael jacksons thriller with lesser known artists. Made possible with support from hallwalls in buffalo, n. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Christian marclay art monographs and museum exhibition catalogs. A pioneer of using gramophone records and turntables as musical instruments to create sound collages, marclay is, in the words of. This book brings together the source material that has informed marclays practice over the past few years. The book presents 500 covers and records by visual artists from the 1950s through to today, exploring how modernism, pop art, conceptual art, postmodernism, and various forms of contemporary art practice have all.
Christian marclay exhibition at white cube masons yard. Using images from record covers, he created collages of hybrid bodies, such as michael jackson mixed with the legs of a woman in knickers from. While collecting record covers, he develop a new execution on using them. Marclays roomsized video installation, called surround sounds, is both silent and the noisiest piece in the show. Christian marclay record without a cover coverdesign, christian. Music collage of album covers including david bowie, michael jackson, supertramp, donna summers, and the doors. By visiting our website or transacting with us, you agree to this. Celebrated as a pioneer of turntablism, marclay transforms sound and music into visual and physical forms through performance, collage, sculpture, largescale installations, photography, and video. It was designed in collaboration with laurent benner, a graphic designer who has worked with marclay on various other books and record covers. In a year where vinyl sales are set to rise once again after a recordbreaking year in 2016, this is an important look at how the physical record format is an affordable, but nonetheless precious, piece of art for the everyday. Originally recorded in new york in 1982, and previously only available on compilations, groove is a mesmerising sound collage by the globally acclaimed artist the new yorker described as the most exciting. This collection will be updated with new releases from slowscan records and other interesting artists. Christian marclay transforms sounds and music into visible, physical form through a prolific range of performances, collages, sculptures, installations, photographs, and videos.
Christian marclay record without a cover 1985, vinyl. Over the past 35 years, christian marclay has explored the fusion of fine art and audio cultures, transforming sounds and music into a visible, physical form through performance, collage, sculpture, installation, photography and video. The festivals opening night featured a raucous british premiere of mr. The book presents 500 covers and records by visual artists from the 1950s through to today, exploring how modernism, pop art, conceptual art, postmodernism, and various forms of contemporary art practice have all informed this collateral field of visual production and supported the mass distribution of music with defining imagery that swiftly.
Christian marclay works across numerous visual media sculpture, installation, performance, found object, and collage alongside music and its artefacts, to create a unique, multidisciplinary art. Marclay began his exploration into sound and art through. Elsewhere marclay examines the cliched images of musicmaking, for example those found on lp record covers. The album was sold as an lp record with no cover or protective packaging, such that the. Shepard fairey, kim gordon, christian marclay, albert oehlen, and raymond pettibon add personal accounts on the collaborative relationship between artists and musicians. The disk was covered in scratches and tire tracks, and marclay listened to it on a record player at school. Ephemera 2009, a portfolio of photographed objects such as restaurant bills, flyers, book covers, and packaging for.
Early work includes a series of recycled records 198086, fragmented and reassembled vinyl records that became hybrid objects that could be played, replete with abrupt leaps in tone and sound. An unprecedented collection of artists record covers from the 1950s to today since the dawn of modernism, visual and music production have had a particularly intimate relationship. Nov 19, 2018 the festivals opening night featured a raucous british premiere of mr. Nov 12, 2017 record without a cover, one of christian marclays earliest projects. The hardback, nearly twelve inches by twelve inches and over 400 pages long, is a massive art reference book, with countless writeups on modern artists as well. Most of us probably know marclay for being a dj and composer who was the first to use gramaphone records and turntables as musical instruments to create sound collage. The artist christian marclay s ideas and practice, in his own words and those of the foremost writers engaged with his work. Christian marclay is a new yorkbased, swiss american artist who emerged in both the contemporary art and music scenes during the 1980s. Favorite the vinyl factory is proud to release christian marclays debut professional solo recording on vinyl for the first time. Munch meets manga in artist christian marclays new hong.
Christian marclay has long experimented with the artistic limits of vinyl. The covers chosen for the book are all art works and there are no photographic covers. Featuring two new video works that reconsider the relationship between image and text, the exhibition foregrounds the role of collage, the readymade and. Featuring two new video works that reconsider the relationship between image and text, the exhibition foregrounds the role of collage, the readymade and the poetics of chance encounter within marclays wideranging practice. Apr 28, 2016 christian marclay has long experimented with the artistic limits of vinyl. White cube masons yard is pleased to present an exhibition by christian marclay. Marclay s work explores connections between sound, noise, photography, video, and film. The book presents over 600 album and record covers given the artistic. Recorded on a 4track at plugg, newyork city, march 1985. Christian marclay blends wellknown album covers like michael jacksons thriller with lesser known artists. Shuffle christian marclay, this deck of cards can be used as a. See more ideas about christian marclay, christian and art. Marclays record collage christian marclay has explored the fusion of fine art and audio cultures, attempting to visualize sound or change it from audio format to visual formats such as sculpture. Within the book are interviews with kim gordon, christian marclay.
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