Phill Niblock: Nothing but working - A Retrospective

Copeland, Mathieu (Editor)

ISBN 10: 3753304174 / ISBN 13: 9783753304175

Published by Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig, 2023

112 pages. 8.75x6.50x0.39 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # 3753304174

Synopsis:

Analog photographic and film works from a key figure of the New York musical avant-garde

One of the great experimental composers of our time, Phill Niblock (born 1933) has during his more than 60-year career produced minimalist music, structural cinema, dance performance, improvised theater, systematic art and ethnographic photography. Since 1985, Niblock has served as director of Experimental Intermedia, a foundation for avant-garde music based in New York, and curator of the foundation's record label, XI.
This catalog is devoted to Niblock's wide-ranging multimedia artworks, including series such as Six Films (1966-69), Environments (1968-72) and The Movement of People Working (1973-91). The films look at everyday work, frequently agrarian or marine labor, and are remarkable for their stark realism, striking juxtapositions and vivid colors. This thorough publication also features photographic documentation of the Open Theater; musicians Charles Mingus, Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Sun Ra and Arthur Russell; choreographers Elaine Summers and Muna Tseng; and conceptual artist Yoko Ono.

From the Back Cover: One of the great experimental composers of our time, Phill Niblock has during his sixty-year career produced minimalist music, structural cinema, dance performance, improvised theater, systematic art, and ethnographic photography. Since 1985, Niblock has served as director of Experimental Intermedia, a foundation for avant-garde music based in New York, and curator of the foundation's record label XI.
This catalogue is devoted to Niblock's wide intermedia art, including his masterpieces the Six Films (1966-69), the Environments (1968-72) and The Movement of People Working (1973-91). A thorough publication that includes Charles Mingus, Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington, Elaine Summers, Yoko Ono, Sun Ra, The Open Theatre, Muna Tseng and Arthur Russell.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Phill Niblock: Nothing but working - A ...
Publisher: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig
Publication Date: 2023
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Brand New