[spectre] SOUNDS LIKE SILENCE, Hartware MedienKunstVerein (HMKV), 24 August 2012 - 6 January 2013

[Arns HMKV Inke]

Dear Spectre,

in 2012 the world celebrates the centenary of John Cage’s birth and the 60th anniversary of the premiere of the composer’s “silent piece” 4’33’’ (four minutes, thirty-three seconds). This composition in three movements without intentional sounds is Cage’s most prominent work today. The new exhibition SOUNDS LIKE SILENCE, organized by HMKV, shows how artists continue to refer to 4’33’’, whether explicitly or by addressing wider issues such as silence and sound ecology. On display are more than 40 positions by international artists.

The exhibition SOUNDS LIKE SILENCE - curated by Inke Arns and Dieter Daniels - is presented from 25 August, 2012 until 6 January, 2013 at Dortmunder U – Centre for Art and Creativity on four floors: on the 3rd and the 6th floor (the space for temporary exhibitions of the Dortmunder U) as well as at the Lautsprecher ("loudspeaker") space on the 4th floor, which will feature sound art pieces, and at the RWE Forum | U Cinema which will be used for performances, artist talks and film screenings. 

SOUNDS LIKE SILENCE features works by, among others: Manon de Boer (NL/BE), John Cage (US), Martin Creed (UK), Merce Cunningham (US), Guy Debord (FR), Einstürzende Neubauten (DE), Pierre Huyghe (FR), Yves Klein (FR), Collective Actions (RU), Shigeko Kubota (JP/US), Christian Marclay (US), Bruce Nauman (US), Max Neuhaus (US), Nam June Paik (KR/DE), People Like Us (Vicki Bennett) (UK), Robert Rauschenberg (US), Harald Schmidt (DE) & Helge Schneider (DE), Mladen Stilinovic (HR), and Gillian Wearing (UK) – to mention only a few.

The exhibition is accompanied by the comprehensive publication SOUNDS LIKE SILENCE (ed. by Dieter Daniels and Inke Arns, Leipzig: Spector Books, 2012), which opens a scientific perspective on 4'33" and is an essential part of the whole project. The publication includes new theoretical essays with different interpretive approaches as well as a catalogue section. Furthermore, the publication documents notations and variations by John Cage, versions, derivations and continuations of the "silent piece" from 1962 to 1992.

A one-hour radio broadcast on Deutschlandradio Kultur as well as a CD (published by Gruenrekorder) are completing our publication activities.

Comprehensive information can be found on our website www.hmkv.de.

Best regards,
Inke Arns


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SOUNDS LIKE SILENCE
John Cage – 4'33" – Silence Today
(1912 – 1952 – 2012)

Hartware MedienKunstVerein at the Dortmunder U
25 August 2012 – 6 January 2013


CONCEPT
Dieter Daniels

CURATED BY
Inke Arns, Dieter Daniels

ARTISTS
Dave Allen (UK), Heinrich Böll (DE), Manon de Boer (IN/BE/NL), Jens Brand (DE), Klaus vom Bruch (DE), John Cage (US), Cage Against the Machine (UK), Martin Conrads (DE), Martin Creed (UK), Merce Cunningham (US), Paul Davis (US), Guy Debord (FR), Christopher DeLaurenti (US), Einstürzende Neubauten (DE), Carl Michael von Hausswolff (SE), Jens Heitjohann (DE), Pierre Huyghe (FR), Jonathon Keats (US), Yves Klein (FR), Kollektive Aktionen (RU), Christoph Korn (DE), Shigeko Kubota (JP/US), Brandon LaBelle (US), Henning Lohner (DE/US), Christian Marclay (US), Ciprian Mureşan (RO), Bruce Nauman (US), Max Neuhaus (US), Nam June Paik (KR/DE), People Like Us (Vicki Bennett) (UK), Hein-Godehart Petschulat (DE), Robert Rauschenberg (US), Matt Rogalsky (US), Matthieu Saladin (FR), Harald Schmidt (DE) & Helge Schneider (DE), Petri Söderström-Kelley (FI), Mladen Stilinovic (HR), Ultra-red (US), Stephen Vitiello (US), Gillian Wearing (UK), Dick Whyte (NZ)

EXHIBITION ARCHITECTURE
Ruth M. Lorenz (maaskant, Berlin)

INFORMATION GRAPHICS
Max Schneider (Berlin)

VENUE
Hartware MedienKunstVerein at the Dortmunder U 
HMKV (3rd floor), Gallery (6th floor), Lautsprecher (4th floor), U Cinema (ground floor)
Leonie-Reygers-Terrasse, 44137 Dortmund, Germany

DURATION
25 August 2012 – 6 January 2013

OPENING HOURS
Tue+Wed 11–18
Thu+Fri 11–20
Sat+Sun 11–18
Closed on Mondays
Bank holidays: www.dortmunder-u.de

ADMISSION
5 € / 2,50 € reduced, multiple entry for Sounds Like Silence
Free admission for minors under 18

GUIDED TOURS
Thu 18:00, Sun & Bank holidays 16:00 (included in the admission)

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
http://www.hmkv.de/_pdf/HMKV_SLS_Veranstaltungsprogramm_Web_Einzelseiten.pdf

PRESS KIT
http://www.hmkv.de/_en/presse/pressepaket.php?id=1865

PUBLICATION
The publication Sounds Like Silence (ed. by Dieter Daniels and Inke Arns, 24 x 34 cm, 250 pages approx.) is being published by Spector Books, Leipzig 2012, and is available in the exhibition. The publication includes essays by Inke Arns, Brandon LaBelle, Dieter Daniels, David Toop, Dörte Schmidt, Julia H. Schröder and Jan Thoben, an anthology of different interpretive approaches towards 4'33" by Hans-Friedrich Bormann, John Cage, William Fetterman, Kyle Gann, Branden W. Joseph, Douglas Kahn, Jonathan David Katz, Irwin Kremen, Liz Kotz, Julia Robinson, Simon Shaw Miller and James Pritchett as well as texts on the works in the exhibition (25€ in the exhibition, 28€ normal price).

COMPACT DISC
The CD Sounds Like Silence contains the radio feature by Inke Arns and Dieter Daniels, broadcast on 24 August 2012 on Deutschlandradio Kultur UKW 96,5 (12:05 midnight - 01:00 am) (http://www.dradio.de/dkultur/sendungen/klangkunst/1803282/). Sounds Like Silence, Gruen 116 (2012), www.gruenrekorder.de


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THE EXHIBITION IS FUNDED BY
Kunststiftung NRW

MAIN FUNDERS OF HMKV 
Kulturbüro Stadt Dortmund 
Ministerium für Familie, Kinder, Jugend, Kultur und Sport des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen

GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY 
Sparkasse Dortmund 
DSW21

WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT BY
Institut Francais 
Mondriaan Fonds

MEDIA PARTNERS 
Deutschlandradio Kultur 
ARTE Creative 
de:bug

CONTACT
Hartware MedienKunstVerein (HMKV) 
Hoher Wall 15 (Büro / office)
44137 Dortmund 
Tel: +49 (0)231.496642-0
Fax: +49 (0)231.496642-29 
E-Mail: info at hmkv.de
www.hmkv.de
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Dr. Inke Arns
Artistic Director
Hartware MedienKunstVerein (HMKV) at the Dortmunder U
Leonie-Reygers-Terrasse, 44137 Dortmund 
Office: Hoher Wall 15, 44137 Dortmund, Germany
T + 49 - 231 - 496642-0
F + 49 - 231 - 496642-29
info at hmkv.de
www.hmkv.de
www.inkearns.de

Currently on view:
SOUNDS LIKE SILENCE
John Cage / 4'33'' / Silence today
1912 / 1952 / 2012
HMKV at the Dortmunder U, Aug 25, 2012 - Jan 6, 2013