The Composer as a Curator: Following John Cage's Composition for Museum
Tuesday, October 25th, 2016
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, October 25, 2016 | 4:00PM - 5:30PM | Seminar Room 208N, Munk School of Global Affairs 1 Devonshire Place M5S 3K7 |
Series
CSUS Graduate Student Workshop
Description
In 1989, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles (MoCA) invited the American composer and artist John Cage to create a new artwork. The result was a chance-derived, four movement composition for museum entitled Rolywholyover A Circus. While many other artists have experimented with the form of an art exhibition, Cage’s project constituted something new: he constructed his exhibition in a manner akin to his musical composition, forming a new field of research – the composer as a curator – where the exhibition space adopts sound composition principles, and thereby, alters the concept of exhibition-making.
Liora Belford is a Ph.D. Candidate from the Department of Art, University of Toronto. As a sound artist, scholar, and curator who has had the opportunity to organize exhibitions in both public and private institutions, Belford’s practice spans the experimental sonic realm. In her ongoing research, she investigate the relationship between sound and space and her doctoral thesis surrounds the American composer John Cage, and his groundbreaking composition for museum – Rolywholyover A Circus.
If you are attending a Munk School event and require accommodation(s), please email the event contact listed above to make appropriate arrangements.
Disclaimer: Please note that events posted on this website are considered to be public events – unless otherwise stated – and you are choosing to enter a space where your image and/or voice may be captured as part of event proceedings that may be made public as part of a broadcast, webcast, or publication (online and in print). We make every effort to ensure your personal information is kept and used in compliance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA). If you have any questions please get in touch with our office at munkschool@utoronto.ca or 416-946-8900.