Germany: On Air — The Sound of the Material in the Art of the 1950s to 1970s

The Kunstmuseen Krefeld are dedicating an exhibition titled On Air to the invisible material of sound in the art of the 1950s to ’70s. In this experimental period, boundaries in art were broken down, and artists processed materials that had previously played no role in the art context. Sounds, tones, noises, signals, and voices also became “substantial” sculptural material. Hearing now enriched sensual perception. Starting with machine sculptures, sound flowed into genres such as performance, installation, and new media, which were just beginning to emerge. The focus is on sound objects by artists such as, among others, Yaakov Agam, Joseph Beuys, Hermann Goepfert, Jannis Kounellis, Bruce Nauman, Robert Rauschenberg, Jean Tinguely, David Tudor and Timm Ulrichs. The exhibition will be accompanied by a catalog (German/English).