Tarek Atoui : the whisperers / editors: Tarek Atoui and Robin K. Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Atoui, Tarek, 1980- artist, editor, interviewee.

Contributor:

Williams, Robin K., editor, writer of supplementary textual content.

Booth, Suzanne Deal, writer of foreword.

Fuhrman, Glenn, writer of foreword.

Wood, Catherine, 1973- interviewer.

Rider, Jonathan, writer of supplementary textual content.

Belmin, Audrey, interviewer.

Contemporary Austin (Museum), host institution.

FLAG Art Foundation, host institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Atoui, Tarek, 1980---Exhibitions.

Atoui, Tarek.

Artists--Lebanon--21st century.

Artists.

Musical instruments--Exhibitions.

Musical instruments.

Sound installations (Art)--Exhibitions.

Sound installations (Art).

Musical instruments--Construction--Exhibitions.

Lebanon.

Musical instruments--Construction.

Genre:

exhibition catalogs.

Exhibition catalogs

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

87, 71 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm

Distribution:

New York, New York : Available through D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers

Place of Publication:

Santa Fe, New Mexico : Radius Books, [2023]

Summary:

Published for the 2022 Suzanne Deal Booth / FLAG Art Foundation Prize exhibitions at the Contemporary Austin and the FLAG Art Foundation, 'Tarek Atoui: The Whisperers' documents the Paris-based artist/composer's recent sound-based installations rooted in the idea that sound requires transmission through physical materials and in relation to perceiving bodies. Atoui (born 1980) asks questions such as: What happens to sound as it travels through materials like metal, wood and water? How can we perceive sound by listening not only with our ears but also with our whole bodies? Atoui works with other musicians, composers and instrument makers around the world to develop custom materials he calls "tools for listening," which conduct and amplify sounds in multisensory ways. He also invites participation from people where his projects are located, involving musicians and nonmusicians alike. In addition to installation documentation, Tarek Atoui: The Whisperers includes interviews with Atoui, texts by the artist and essays by the curators. Exhibition: Contemporary Austin, USA (09.04. - 14.08.2022) -- based on description from publisher's website.

Contents:

Book I. The whisperers

Book II. The whispering manual.

Book I. The Suzanne Deal Booth/FLAG Art Foundation Prize ; Forewords / Suzanne Deal Booth and Glenn Fuhrman ; Acknowledgments / sharon maidenberg ; The Whisperers / Tarek Atoui ; Tarek Atoui and The whispering playground / Robin K. Williams ; Conversation / Tarek Atoui and Catherine Wood ; Taking Care / Jonathan Rider ; Exhibition checklists ; Biographies ; Image credits

Book II. Conversation / Tarek Atoui and Audrey Belmin ; Workshops : water, vibration, wind, rotation ; Drops and bubbles - the rain ; On vibration and resonance - the hive ; Air and wind power - the forest ; Rotation and cycles - the mill ; Image credits.

Notes:

Catalog of an exhibition held at The Contemporary Austin, April 9-August 14, 2022 and The FLAG Art Foundation, October 1-December 10, 2022.

Book II is slipped in a pocket of the front cover of Book I.

ISBN:

9781955161350

1955161356

OCLC:

1426265358