Guitarists, pop icons, drummers, jazz singers, garage rock bands, djs, opera singers, pianists, saxophonists, punk rockers... groups or individuals... whatever your own 'music label' may be - take note of this call for artists, now.
A group of German artists, will present a one-week-long exhibition in conjunction with the Zendai MOMA in May. The group is seeking out inspired, experimental Shanghai-based musicians to contribute their talent and ideas to this upcoming project. Lovely Shanghai Music consists of a collection of music notations and scripts that will be gathered together in a book at the beginning of the exhibition, published by Escart Publications. Also, a recording will be made (supported by Neumann Microphones) and later issued by the Villa Magica Records.
The group, Team 404 + John Armleder, completed a similar project at the Kunstverein Hannover in Germany late last year called The Yellow Pages Project, which is where the notations were first presented. Over 200 Korean and German artists participated, and so far the Hannover project has collected more than 135 artworks from artists worldwide.
In Shanghai again, an array of musicians of different backgrounds and expertise are invited to perform live, rendering the first audition of the music pieces in their interpretation in the gallery. The entire concert will be recorded live. Artists are invited to contact the organizers, and send in their contributions by fax, post, or email.
Lovely Shanghai Music Project > Lovely Shanghai Music Project consists of 180 music notations in A4 format which were collected by team404 during the last 12 months from other famous and unfamous artists all over the world. In the exhibition space of Zendai Moma each single work will be presented on the gallery walls. During a three day music performance chinese musicians of all kind from China area will use these instruments to play their interpretations of the artists music scripts around them. Art Director: Shen Qibin; Artist: Team404 & John Armleder, Klasse Birgit Hein. Opening May 26th, 8pm.
When the live music is over after three days monitor screens will show the documentation of the first presentation of Lovely Shanghai Music Project in Hannover Kunstverein, Germany. The whole music will be recorded live and published later as a record. In the nearer furture there will be a book made, which consists of all the artists' music scripts. According to the exhibition, the film artist Birgit Hein, is presenting a film program which will be scheduled later.
Lovely Shanghai Music, Installation view, Kunstverein Hannover.
Lovely Shanghai Music, Installation view, Kunstverein Hannover.